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Gray, Jerry L. – Psychology in the Schools, 1974
Results show that children with flexible styles obtained higher performances on school learning measures than children who used consistent styles. Study results suggest feasibility of identifying children who tend to use a consistent conceptual style for the purposes of prescribing instructional methods and materials. (Author/PC)
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Concept Formation, Elementary School Students, Generalization
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Yom, B. Lee; And Others – Psychology in the Schools, 1975
This study investigates the relationships between the ITPA, which measures the development of specific language abilities, and the CAK, which is the most readily available measure of the development of conservation, in a sample of non-pathological preschool children. (Author)
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Conservation (Concept), Kindergarten Children, Language Ability
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Silvern, Steven B.; Yawkey, Thomas Daniels – Psychology in the Schools, 1977
Kindergarten subjects (N=24) were given practice producing a geometric production when given the three dimensional object. Using a two-way analysis of variance, the main effect of motor activity (drawing the projections) was significant. It was concluded that children's learning activities should be motor based, rather than verbal. (Author)
Descriptors: Freehand Drawing, Imagery, Kindergarten Children, Learning Processes
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Walberg, Herbert J.; And Others – Psychology in the Schools, 1977
Since perceptual measures are being translated into Western and non- Western languages, the present research probes their validity in a society other than Australia, Canada, England, and the United States, in which much of the past research has been completed. (Author)
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Learning Processes, Measurement Instruments, Non Western Civilization