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The Early Development of Proportional Reasoning: A Longitudinal Study of 5- to 8-Year-Olds
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Vanluydt, Elien; Verschaffel, Lieven; Van Dooren, Wim – Journal of Educational Psychology, 2022
The present study longitudinally investigated proportional reasoning abilities in early elementary school before the start of its instruction. Three aims were put forward: (a) distinguishing the different developmental states in young children's understanding of missing-value proportional situations, (b) investigating how children transition…
Descriptors: Logical Thinking, Thinking Skills, Young Children, Elementary School Students
Developmental Lag versus Deficit Models of Reading Disability: A Longitudinal, Individual Growth Curves Analysis.
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Francis, David J.; And Others – Journal of Educational Psychology, 1996
Individual growth curves were used to test whether the development of children with reading disabilities is best characterized by models of developmental lag or developmental deficit. Results with 403 children suggest that the developmental course of reading disabilities is best characterized by deficit models. (SLD)
Descriptors: Age Differences, Child Development, Children, Individual Differences
Revising for Meaning: Effects of Knowledge and Strategy.
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McCutcheon, Deborah; Francis, Mardean; Kerr, Shannon – Journal of Educational Psychology, 1997
Two experiments involving 46 seventh graders, 28 undergraduates and 28 seventh graders examined developmental and individual differences in students' revising for meaning. Results of both experiments suggested that knowing error location (having it pointed out) may focus less sophisticated writers, like middle school students, too narrowly and may…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Child Development, Error Correction, Grade 7