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Halim, May Ling; Ruble, Diane; Tamis-LeMonda, Catherine; Shrout, Patrick E. – Child Development, 2013
A key prediction of cognitive theories of gender development concerns developmental trajectories in the relative strength or rigidity of gender typing. To examine these trajectories in early childhood, 229 children (African American, Mexican American, and Dominican American) were followed annually from age 3 to 5 years, and gender-stereotypical…
Descriptors: Ethnic Groups, Gender Differences, Minority Group Children, Longitudinal Studies
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Gamez, Perla B.; Lesaux, Nonie K. – Child Development, 2012
This study investigated the relation between teachers' (N = 22) use of sophisticated and complex language in urban middle-school classrooms and their students' (mean age at pretest = 11.51 years; N = 782; 568 language minority and 247 English only) vocabulary knowledge. Using videotaped classroom observations, teachers' speech was transcribed and…
Descriptors: Syntax, Vocabulary Skills, Language Minorities, Middle School Students