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Piagetian Operations and Field Independence as Factors in Children's Problem-solving Performance

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Saarni, Carolyn Ingrid – Child Development, 1973

Results indicated that Piagetian developmental level significantly predicted problem-solving performance, whereas level of field independence did not appear to clarify individual differences in a meaningful way. (Author)

Descriptors: Age Differences, Cognitive Development, Grade 6, Junior High School Students

Relations between Social Competence and Academic Achievement in Early Adolescence.

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Wentzel, Kathryn R. – Child Development, 1991

Studied the relationship between academic performance and socially responsible behavior, sociometric status, goal setting, interpersonal trust, and problem solving in a sample of 423 sixth and seventh graders. Found that each aspect of social competence was related to students' grades. (BC)

Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students, Grade 6