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Kazi, Smaragda; Demetriou, Andreas; Spanoudis, George; Zhang, Xiang Kui; Wang, Yuan – Intelligence, 2012
This study investigated intellectual development in 4-7 years old Greek and Chinese children. They were examined on speeded performance, working memory, reasoning, and self-awareness tasks in order to investigate possible effects of learning the Chinese logographic system on possible differences in intellectual development between these ethnic…
Descriptors: Ethnic Groups, Romanization, Chinese, Intellectual Development
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Olds, David L.; And Others – Pediatrics, 1994
Examined the relationship between maternal cigarette smoking during pregnancy and children's intellectual functioning through age four. Found that children whose mothers smoked 10 or more cigarettes per day during pregnancy had Stanford-Binet scores 4 points lower than those whose mothers did not smoke during pregnancy. (HTH)
Descriptors: Child Development, Cognitive Development, Comparative Analysis, Intellectual Development
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Barton, Judy A. – Journal of Educational Psychology, 1988
A developmentally sensitive problem-solving task--the 20-Question Game--was used to examine development and treatment variables among 48 learning disabled and 48 normal boys at two age levels (8-13 years old). Results indicate that both younger boys and learning disabled boys demonstrated less efficient problem-solving skills than did others. (TJH)
Descriptors: Age Differences, Child Development, Comparative Analysis, Elementary School Students
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Doyle, Anna-Beth – Developmental Psychology, 1975
This study compared the intellectual development, attachment to mother, peer interaction, and physical health of day care and maternal home care children. The results indicate that very young children who experience high quality group day care differ little from home-reared children. (JMB)
Descriptors: Attachment Behavior, Child Development, Comparative Analysis, Day Care
GOLDSTEIN, HERBERT; AND OTHERS – 1965
THE INTELLECTUAL DEVELOPMENT, ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT, AND SOCIAL AND PERSONAL ADJUSTMENT OF EDUCABLE MENTALLY RETARDED CHILDREN ENROLLED IN SPECIAL CLASSES WERE COMPARED TO THOSE OF PEERS IN REGULAR GRADES. ABOUT 125 CHILDREN, BEGINNING FIRST GRADE AND HAVING A MEAN IQ OF 75 (STANFORD-BINET SCALE), WERE DIVIDED RANDOMLY INTO AN EXPERIMENTAL GROUP…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adjustment (to Environment), Child Development, Comparative Analysis
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Errante, Antoinette – American Journal of Education, 1997
Examines, based on research from southern Africa, Northern Ireland, the Middle East, and the United States, the ways in which community violence affects children, their families, and communities. It reviews the literature, highlights recurring themes, and discusses the implications of this research for school and community intervention in the…
Descriptors: Child Development, Community Problems, Comparative Analysis, Elementary Secondary Education
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Jupp, J. J.; And Others – Australia and New Zealand Journal of Developmental Disabilities, 1988
Ninety-six children from a high-iodine Chinese village were found to have higher goiter incidence, thyroid gland volume, and urinary/creatinine ratio than 51 children from an iodine-normal village. All children from both villages were euthyroid. Excess iodine did not substantially affect the children's physical or intellectual growth. (Author/JDD)
Descriptors: Child Development, Clinical Diagnosis, Comparative Analysis, Elementary Secondary Education
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Okamoto, Yukari; Curtis, Reagan; Jabagchourian, John J.; Weckbacher, Lisa Marie – High Ability Studies, 2006
Two studies were conducted to explore mathematical precocity in young children. Study 1 examined mathematically gifted first and third graders' working memory development. The results showed that mathematically gifted children's working memory growth was similar to that expected of their age peers. Study 2 examined changes in mathematically gifted…
Descriptors: Young Children, Intellectual Development, Gifted, Memory
THURSTONE, THELMA GWINN – 1959
AN EVALUATION AND OBJECTIVE COMPARISON WAS MADE BETWEEN THE PROGRESS OF YOUNG MENTAL RETARDATES IN REGULAR CLASSROOMS WITH THE PROGRESS OF PEERS IN SPECIAL CLASSES. THE BASIS OF COMPARISON OF THE TWO TEACHING METHODS INCLUDED MENTAL DEVELOPMENT, PROGRESS IN REGULAR SCHOOL SUBJECTS, ACHIEVEMENT TOWARD OTHER EDUCATIONAL GOALS, SOCIAL ADJUSTMENT…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Child Development, Class Organization, Comparative Analysis
Heber, Rick; Garber, Howard – 1970
In a study of ways of preventing mental retardation in the population of a city slum, surveys were conducted. The major finding was that the variable of maternal intelligence was the best single predictor of the level and character of intellectual development in the offspring. The survey also showed that the lower the maternal IQ, the greater the…
Descriptors: Child Development, Comparative Analysis, Disadvantaged Youth, Environmental Influences
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Anme, Tokie; Segal, Uma A. – Early Childhood Education Journal, 2003
This study examined the effects of child day care, evening care, and night care on the development and adaptation of young children in Japan. Caregivers completed a survey on the home childrearing environment, their feelings of self-efficacy, and the presence of child care support. Results of the discriminant analysis indicated that factors in the…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Caregiver Attitudes, Child Care, Child Care Centers
Learning Inst. of North Carolina, Durham. – 1971
The second year of a state supported early childhood education program was evaluated, using a pre-post evaluation design involving experimental and control groups. An Early Childhood Assessment Battery was administered to 720 five-year-olds enrolled in the kindergarten program by their teachers. The control group (178) were tested locally. Results…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Behavior Change, Child Development, Cognitive Processes