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Direct linkApperly, Ian. A.; Williams, Emily; Williams, Joelle – Child Development, 2004
In 4 experiments 120 three-to four-year-old non readers were asked the identity of a symbolic representation as it appeared with different objects. Consistent with Bialystok (2000), many children judged the identity of written words to vary according to the object with which they appeared but few made such errors with recognizable pictures.…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Preschool Children, Symbolic Learning, Pattern Recognition
Peer reviewedReese, Hayne W. – Child Development, 1975
The purpose of this study was to determine the extent to which verbal processes influence recognition memory for visual scenes in preschool children. Children were shown line drawings of 12 pairs of items and were asked to describe them. One week later, a recognition test was given in which ability to remember elaborated and unelaborated pictures…
Descriptors: Memory, Pattern Recognition, Preschool Children, Preschool Education
Peer reviewedAitken, P. P.; Hutt, Corinne – Child Development, 1974
Children, ages 3 to 10 were asked to rank random polygons, which differed in complexity according to interestingness and pleasingness. Complexity preferences varied with age. (ST)
Descriptors: Age Differences, Elementary School Students, Interest Research, Pattern Recognition
Peer reviewedGoldstein, David M.; Wicklund, David A. – Child Development, 1973
Goal of this study was to obtain information pertaining to what is acquired when children gain the ability to reproduce a diagonal pattern. (Authors/CB)
Descriptors: Age Differences, Concept Formation, Data Analysis, Geometric Concepts
