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Peer reviewedHayes, Karen N. – Child Study Journal, 1989
Examines strategies adults use to provide the developing child with increased responsibility for controlling his or her behavior. Teachers at a day care center used informative strategies with three- and five--year-olds, but did not use strategies that inhibit behaviors with five-year-olds. (Author/BB)
Descriptors: Behavior Development, Child Responsibility, Classroom Techniques, Cognitive Development
Development of Independence: Locus of Control, Achievement Motivation and Self vs. Adult Evaluation.
PDF pending restorationDickie, Jane R.; Mast, Vicki A. – 1974
The development and interrelationship of various measures of independence in children ages 3-12 are examined. Subjects were scored on measures of locus of control and achievement motivation and were rated by teachers on independence and achievement. Subjects were also scored on reliance on adult evaluation and self-evaluation. The results showed…
Descriptors: Adults, Behavior Change, Behavior Development, Child Development
