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Alptekin, Ayse; Sarikaya, Aysegül; Güler, Mustafa – Early Child Development and Care, 2022
The aim of the present study is to analyze the relationship between the social skills and creativity of children aged between 7 and 11 years. 312 children, aged 7-11 years and their mothers were the participants of the present study. Torrance Tests of Creative Thinking (TToCT) Verbal and Nonverbal tasks fluency Form A was administered to the…
Descriptors: Interpersonal Competence, Creativity, Elementary School Students, Mothers
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Nikitina, Irina L.; Sarakaeva, Leyla R.; Kelmanson, Igor A. – Early Child Development and Care, 2023
Thirty-three children treated for congenital hyperinsulinism (CHI) (13 boys; 13 with focal forms of CHI, median age 10 months) entered the study. The mothers were requested to fill-in the Ages and Stages Questionnaire to estimate communication, gross motor, fine motor, problem solving and personal-social skills. Children with focal forms had…
Descriptors: Congenital Impairments, Diseases, Child Development, Communication Skills
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Nakamichi, Keito; Nakamichi, Naoko; Nakazawa, Jun – Early Child Development and Care, 2021
We investigated whether preschoolers' social-emotional competencies predict their peer relationships and academic achievements during grade one. Measures of cool and hot executive functions, theory of mind, social-problem-solving, and peer acceptance were administered to a sample of 48 preschoolers (M = 77.91 months). Academic achievement and peer…
Descriptors: Social Development, Emotional Development, Peer Acceptance, Preschool Children
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Gloeckler, Lissy R.; Cassell, Jennifer M.; Malkus, Amy J. – Early Child Development and Care, 2014
Employing a quasi-experimental design, this pilot study on teacher practices with toddlers during social conflicts was conducted in the southeastern USA. Four child-care classrooms, teachers (n?=?8) and children (n?=?51) were assessed with the Classroom Assessment Scoring System -- Toddler [CLASS-Toddler; La Paro, K., Hamre, B. K., & Pianta,…
Descriptors: Quasiexperimental Design, Preschool Teachers, Toddlers, Conflict
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Gullo, Dominic F. – Early Child Development and Care, 1988
Investigated differences in achievement of 221 kindergartners with different cognitive tempos. Results suggest that kindergartners who exhibit an impulsive cognitive tempo may be judged by teachers as being less academically and socially competent than other kindergartners. (RJC)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Cognitive Development, Cognitive Style, Conceptual Tempo
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Tan, Leslie E. – Early Child Development and Care, 1985
Argues that, while software for preschoolers does not use the potential of the computer as effectively as it might, observations with children using the LOGO language with simplified graphics suggest gains may be made in the areas of cognitive development, problem solving, creativity, and social and language skills. (Author/KS)
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Literacy, Creativity
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Shure, Myrna B. – Early Child Development and Care, 1993
Teachers of preschool and kindergarten children from low-income families used the I Can Problem Solve (ICPS) program to help the children learn to think through and solve typical interpersonal problems with peers and adults. Compared to nontrained controls, the children exhibited fewer instances of impulsive and inhibited behaviors as observed in…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Curriculum Evaluation, Early Childhood Education, Interpersonal Competence