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The Slovene Model of Sports Classes in Grammar Schools: Psychological and Educational Point of View.
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Zupancic, Maja; Justin, Janez – Educational Research and Evaluation (An International Journal on Theory and Practice), 1998
Results with 54 pairs of Slovenian students, matched for participation or nonparticipation in intensive sports classes in elementary school, indicate that a combination of flexible organization of academic work and intensive sports classes does not have a negative impact on intellectual, academic, or personality development. (SLD)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Athletics, Cognitive Development, Elementary Education
The Fullerton Longitudinal Study: A Long-Term Investigation of Intellectual and Motivational Giftedness
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Gottfried, Allen W.; Gottfried, Adele Eskeles; Guerin, Diana Wright – Journal for the Education of the Gifted, 2006
The Fullerton Longitudinal Study is a contemporary prospective investigation that spans approximately a quarter of a century. Commencing at age 1, children and their families were systematically followed every 6 months from infancy through preschool and annually at ages 5 through 17. They were again assessed at age 24. The course of development…
Descriptors: Longitudinal Studies, Gifted, Learning Motivation, Young Children
Effect of Integrated and Non-Integrated Programs on Cognitive Change in Pre-School Children
Denmark, Florence I.; Guttentag, Marcia – Percept Mot Skills, 1969
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Attention Span, Black Youth, Cognitive Development
Students' Conceptual Systems as a Predictor of Modes of Self-Evaluation.
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Wilsman, Margaret – 1979
The questions of whether undergraduate students use different processes in evaluating their own learning in a course, and whether such differences are related to differences in personality development or cognitive development were studied. It was predicted that students possessing well developed abstract conceptual structures would show a more…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Cognitive Development, Cognitive Processes, Concept Formation
A Longitudinal Study of a Group of Children Reared in a Severely Depriving Environment During Infancy and Early Childhood: Sixteen Years Investigation.
Flint, Betty M. – 1973
The purpose of this 16-year study was to investigate the developmental progress of a group of children reared in severely deprived environments during infancy and early childhood in order to evaluate their adjustment to family, school, and community by age 15. The subjects were 31 children ranging in age from 1 year 7 months through 5 years 11…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Affective Behavior, Child Development, Cognitive Development
LANGUAGE AND EDUCATION OF THE DEAF.
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KOHL, HERBERT R. – 1966
THE EDUCATION AND ACHIEVEMENT OF THE TOTALLY DEAF IN CONTEMPORARY AMERICAN SOCIETY WERE DESCRIBED. DISCUSSED IN DETAIL WERE THE FOLLOWING TOPICS--(1) A DESCRIPTIVE MODEL OF DEAF INDIVIDUALS, (2) EDUCATION OF THE DEAF, (3) SIGN LANGUAGE, AND (4) EXPERIMENTAL RESEARCH IN LANGUAGE AND CONCEPT FORMATION. THESE DISCUSSIONS SUGGESTED THAT THE…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Cognitive Ability, Cognitive Development, Deafness
Preparation for Adulthood. Proceedings of the Asian Workshop on Child and Adolescent Development (3rd, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, April 9-14, 1984).
Ching, Leong Yin, Ed.; And Others – 1984
Attended by participants from 19 nations, this conference focused on six topics related to child and adolescent development. Major topics discussed included child development and related issues, curriculum and the adolescent, the adolescent and technological changes, and the preparation of youth for adulthood. Symposia focusing on child…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Need, Adolescent Development, Behavior Patterns