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Intellectual Development in Family Constellations with Adopted and Natural Children: A Test of the Zajonc and Markus Model
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Grotevant, Harold D.; And Others – Child Development, 1977
Presents a study of a theoretical confluence model which predicts the effects of birth order, child spacing and family size on intellectual development. The fit of this model was tested on samples of families with biological and adopted children. (JMB)
Descriptors: Adopted Children, Comparative Analysis, Family Structure, Intellectual Development
EEG Patterns of Preterm Infants, Home Environment, and Later IQ.
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Beckwith, Leila; Parmelee, Arthur H. Jr. – Child Development, 1986
Studied the sleep state organization and EEG patterns at term date in 53 preterm infants as an index of the maturity and integrity of neurophysiological organization that may have implications for their later development. (HOD)
Descriptors: Electroencephalography, Family Environment, Infant Behavior, Intellectual Development
Effects of Age, Sex, Systematic Conceptual Learning, Acquisition of Learning Sets, and Programmed Social Interaction on the Intellectual and Conceptual Development of Preschool Children from Poverty Backgrounds
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Jacobson, Leonard I.; And Others – Child Development, 1971
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Concept Formation, Economically Disadvantaged, Intellectual Development
Relationships Between Attributes of Mothers and Their Infants' IQ Scores
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Beckwith, Leila – Child Development, 1971
The present study explores the specific environmental influences in the intellectual development of 24 adoptive infants living in middle class families. (Author)
Descriptors: Child Development, Data Analysis, Environmental Influences, Infants
Ethnic Differences in Children's Intelligence Test Scores: Role of Economic Deprivation, Home Environment, and Maternal Characteristics.
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Brooks-Gunn, Jeanne; And Others – Child Development, 1996
Examined differences in intelligence test scores of black and white five-year-olds born premature with low birth weight. Found that black children's IQ scores were 1 SD lower than those of white children. Adjustments for ethnic differences in poverty reduced the differential by half; adjustments for differences in home environment reduced it by…
Descriptors: Blacks, Comparative Analysis, Family Environment, Intellectual Development
Early Intervention and Mediating Processes in Cognitive Performance of Children of Low-Income African American Families.
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Burchinal, Margaret R.; Campbell, Frances A.; Bryant, Donna M.; Wasik, Barbara H.; Ramey, Craig T. – Child Development, 1997
Examined influences on African-American children's cognitive development between 6 months and 8 years. Found that more optimal patterns of development were associated with intensive early educational child care, responsive home stimulation, and higher maternal IQ. Child care experiences were related to cognitive performance through enhancing…
Descriptors: Black Students, Blacks, Children, Cognitive Development
Long-Term Effects of Four Preschool Programs: Sixth, Seventh, and Eighth Grades.
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Miller, Louise B.; Bizzell, Rondeall P. – Child Development, 1983
Investigated the academic and intellectual performance of disadvantaged children who had experienced one of four types of prekindergarten program or no prekindergarten at all. IQ measures did not differ significantly among preschool program groups, but differential effects in the three grades, related to both preschool program and sex, were noted…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Compensatory Education, Elementary School Students, Elementary Secondary Education