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Download full textTas, Murat; Kiyici, Elif; Kiyci, Fatih – Journal of Education and Training Studies, 2018
The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of skiing on the biomotoric characteristics of children with evaluating tests of girls between the ages of eight and 14 before and after the season. The experimental group of this study was 15 girls who had just started skiing and the control group of 30 girls. In total, 45 volunteers joined the…
Descriptors: Females, Children, Recreational Activities, Physical Education
Rahdar, Aniseh; Pourghaz, Abdulwahab; Marziyeh, Afsaneh – International Journal of Instruction, 2018
This study aimed to examine the impact of teaching philosophy for children in developing critical thinking and self-efficacy among students. The current study had a statistical population constituting of all female first-grade junior high school students in Khash in the academic year 2017-2018. Among these students, a corpus of 54 students (27…
Descriptors: Outcomes of Education, Philosophy, Children, Critical Thinking
Direct linkCserjesi, Renata; van Braeckel, Koenraad N. J. A.; Timmerman, Marieke; Butcher, Phillipa R.; Kerstjens, Jorien M.; Reijneveld, Sijmen A.; Bouma, Anke; Bos, Arend F.; Geuze, Reint H. – Developmental Medicine & Child Neurology, 2012
Aim: The aim of this study was to identify subgroups of children born moderately preterm (MPT) and term with distinctive levels and patterns of functioning, and the perinatal and demographic factors that predict subgroup membership. Method: A total of 378 children aged 7 years, 248 MPT (138 males, 110 females; gestational age 32-36 wks) and a…
Descriptors: Intelligence, Females, Academic Achievement, Program Effectiveness
de Jong, Corina; Kikkert, Hedwig K.; Fidler, Vaclav; Hadders-Algra, Mijna – Developmental Medicine & Child Neurology, 2012
Aim: Long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acid (LCPUFA) supplementation of infant formula may have a beneficial effect on cognitive development. This study aimed to investigate the effect of LCPUFA formula supplementation primarily on cognition and secondarily on behaviour at age 9 years. Special attention was paid to the potentially modifying effect…
Descriptors: Memory, Pregnancy, Females, Smoking
Barata, Paula C.; Stewart, Donna E. – Psychology of Women Quarterly, 2010
Individual battered women have reported experiencing housing discrimination, but the extent of this problem has not been examined. This research used two experiments and a survey to determine if landlord discrimination could keep women from accessing rental units. In Study 1, a confederate asked 181 landlords about the availability of a rental…
Descriptors: Poverty, Females, Telephone Surveys, Housing
Schmidt, Louis A.; Miskovic, Vladimir; Boyle, Michael; Saigal, Saroj – Child Development, 2010
The authors examined internalizing behavior problems at middle childhood, adolescence, and young adulthood and brain-based measures of stress vulnerability in 154 right-handed, nonimpaired young adults (M age = 23 years): 71 (30 males, 41 females) born at extremely low birth weight (ELBW; less than 1,000 g) and 83 (35 males, 48 females) controls…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Body Weight, Females, Children
Tsai, Wehn-Jyuan; Liu, Jin-Tan; Chou, Shin-Yi; Grossman, Michael – National Bureau of Economic Research, 2011
We exploit a natural experiment to estimate the causal impact of parental education on educational outcomes of their children when they are high school seniors. In 1968, the Taiwanese government extended compulsory education from 6 to 9 years and opened over 150 new junior high schools at a differential rate among regions. We form treatment and…
Descriptors: Control Groups, Junior High Schools, Human Capital, Compulsory Education
Effect of Indoor Wall Climbing on Self- Efficacy and Self-Perceptions of Children with Special Needs
Mazzoni, Erin R.; Purves, P. Lynn; Southward, Julie; Rhodes, Ryan E.; Temple, Viviene A. – Adapted Physical Activity Quarterly, 2009
The impact of a six-week indoor wall climbing on the perceptions of self for children with special needs aged 6-12 years was explored. Participants (n = 46) were randomly assigned to the intervention (girls, n = 4; boys, n = 19) and control groups (girls, n = 5; boys, n = 18). Belayers' and children's perceptions of efficacy were measured using…
Descriptors: Control Groups, Females, Self Efficacy, Self Concept
Jordan-Black, Julie-Anne – Journal of Research in Special Educational Needs, 2005
The present study investigated the prevalence of a primary reflex (the Asymmetrical Tonic Neck Reflex) in children attending ordinary primary school and how this related to attainments in a number of academic areas. The effectiveness of a specific movement intervention programme in reducing primary reflex persistence and improving academic…
Descriptors: Early Intervention, Persistence, Program Effectiveness, Comparative Analysis
