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Peer reviewedFoorman, Barbara R.; And Others – Journal of Experimental Child Psychology, 1985
Tests seven- , 10- , and 13-year-olds for developmental differences in processes and strategies involved in geometric matrix solution and the relationship between strategy differences and item complexity. (AS)
Descriptors: Analogy, Developmental Stages, Difficulty Level, Elementary Education
Peer reviewedAckerman, Brian P.; And Others – Journal of Experimental Child Psychology, 1990
Results of four experiments show that developmental differences in elaborative conceptual processing at acquisition and retrieval contribute independently to developmental increases in recall. Item identification processes for both words and pictures constrain children's elaborative processing. The constraints are time limited. (RH)
Descriptors: Age Differences, Cognitive Processes, College Students, Cues
