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Kinsbourne, Marcel – 1975
Hyperactivity in children is explained in relation to behavioral characteristics, precipitating factors, and stimulant medication therapy. The basic mechanism of hyperactivity is seen to be impulsive style in motility, attention, and socialization. Problems caused by impulsivity are noted to include feeding problems, school difficulties, and peer…
Descriptors: Attention Span, Behavior Patterns, Conference Reports, Drug Therapy
McCarthy, Robert E.; Bakaitis, Patricia – 1975
Evaluated were the effects of music therapy sessions on the behavior of approximately 300 moderately retarded, physically handicapped and multiply handicapped students. Data on attentive behavior and disruptive behavior were recorded by 37 special education teachers, 25 instructional aides and one principal who were trained to observe and record…
Descriptors: Attention Span, Behavior Patterns, Elementary Secondary Education, Exceptional Child Research
Eder, Donna – 1982
Peer influence on students has been of interest to sociologists for some time. But most studies of elementary classroom interaction have focused primarily on teacher-student interaction. A study of peer influence on other group members was designed to explain why students assigned to low ability groups became inattentive more frequently than…
Descriptors: Ability Grouping, Attention Span, Behavior Patterns, Classroom Observation Techniques
Zimiles, Herbert – 1982
A study was based on retrospective descriptions obtained from interviews with a large number of teachers who have taught for over 20 years. Three areas of change in students were consistently noted in the descriptions: children today know more, are freer, and grow up more rapidly. More autonomous, and armed with greater knowledge, children emerge…
Descriptors: Attention Span, Behavior Patterns, Child Development, Elementary Secondary Education