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Intrauterine Cannabis Exposure Affects Fetal Growth Trajectories: The Generation R Study
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El Marroun, Hanan; Tiemeier, Henning; Steegers, Eric A. P.; Jaddoe, Vincent W. V.; Hofman, Albert; Verhulst, Frank C.; van den Brink, Wim; Huizink, Anja C. – Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, 2009
Objective: Cannabis is the most commonly consumed illicit drug among pregnant women. Intrauterine exposure to cannabis may result in risks for the developing fetus. The importance of intrauterine growth on subsequent psychological and behavioral child development has been demonstrated. This study examined the relation between maternal cannabis use…
Descriptors: Body Weight, Intervals, Marijuana, Pregnancy
Curricular Quality and Day-to-Day Learning Activities in Pre-School
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Sylva, Kathy; Taggart, Brenda; Siraj-Blatchford, Iram; Totsika, Vasiliki; Ereky-Stevens, Katharina; Gilden, Rose; Bell, Daniel – International Journal of Early Years Education, 2007
The purpose of this paper is to show how curricular quality is related to the day-to-day activities experienced by children and the pedagogical activities of staff, both coded through systematic target-child observations. Data were drawn from the Effective Provision of Pre-School Education (EPPE) and the Researching Effective Pedagogy in the Early…
Descriptors: Early Reading, Teaching Methods, Physical Development, Listening
The Application of a Multiple Measurement Approach to Investigate the Effects of a Dance Program on Educable Mentally Retarded Adolescents.
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Crain, Cindy; And Others – Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, 1984
A multiple measurement approach with eight measurements was used to answer research questions regarding physical and social effects that occur when educable mentally retarded adolescents were exposed to a 10-week dance program. This approach was found to be useful for identifying multiple effects and generating hypotheses for further study.…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Dance Therapy, Evaluation Methods, Field Studies
Early Kindergarten Entry Evaluation, 1976-77. Report No. 77-25.
Ramey, Madelaine; James, Jim – 1977
This report describes the comparisons of three groups of 1976-77 kindergarten students in the Seattle, Washington public schools: (1) early entrants who were screened by the Student Services Office; (2) early entrants admitted by school principals; and (3) a random sample of non-early entrants. The groups were compared on the basis of teacher…
Descriptors: Communication Skills, Comparative Analysis, Early Admission, Evaluation Methods
Considering Alternate Methods of Measurement on the Adaptive Behavior Scale.
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Taylor, Ronald L.; Ivimey, John K. – Psychology in the Schools, 1982
Advanced special education students rated 23 of the domains of the Adaptive Behavior Scale (ABS). Results indicated that the most important considerations for determining method of measurement for ABS were: time necessary to obtain behavioral sample and severity of behavior. Suggests the domains of ABS be rearranged and redefined. (RC)
Descriptors: Behavior Development, Behavior Patterns, College Students, Data Analysis
Assessment of the Continuous Progress Report for the Early Learning Years (An Examination of Scale Construction).
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Tuck, Kathy D. – 1995
An evaluation was conducted to examine the structure and design of the Continuous Progress Report (CPR), an observation scale used to measure students' early developmental skills in the District of Columbia public schools. Item construction and the relative consistency of measurement constructs in the CPR were the specific focus of the evaluation.…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Child Development, Demonstration Programs, Early Childhood Education