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Ellicott, Barbara Ann – 1989
This brief biographical sketch of Maria Montessori focuses on her philosophy of learning and her methods of teaching. Her holistic approach to education is discussed in the light of its impact on educational theories and practices in the early 1900s. Included in this discussion is a description of her theories, such as the developmental stages of…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Developmental Stages, Early Childhood Education, Educational Theories
PDF pending restorationSchmidt, Constance R.; Paris, Scott G. – 1977
This series of four experiments on children's causal sequences was directed at: (1) extending Brown's research on temporal ordering to causal relationships portrayed in picture sequences; (2) investigating the developmental progression of skills involved in understanding and remembering sequences; and (3) examining the development of reversible…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Cognitive Development, Early Childhood Education, Elementary School Students
Peer reviewedZimmerman, Barry J. – Contemporary Educational Psychology, 1978
As an example, two aspects of children's conservation are explained: decalages and the shift from perceptual to quantitative cues. This approach, relative to structuralist formulation, involves cognitive factors such as prior learning, as well as impinging social experience. It is compatible with Piaget's theory, yet simpler and more flexible. (CP)
Descriptors: Age Differences, Cognitive Development, Concept Formation, Conservation (Concept)
Download full textVan De Riet, Vernon; Van De Riet, Hani – 1969
The project on which this document reports intends to (1) implement a three-year and a four-year sequential curriculum based upon developmental concepts, (2) change the traditional roles of the teacher and the student, (3) accommodate individual differences in children's levels and learning rates, (4) involve parents in the education and cognitive…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Curriculum, Early Childhood Education, Educational Change
Fowler, William
Proposed is a model for basic preconditions for "the design of effective programs in developmental learning." Such a program should include (1) a continuous psychocognitive diagnosis and assessment of each child; (2) a structured, coherent, sequential approach to content area; (3) a focus on symbolic manipulation and the essentials of a concept;…
Descriptors: Child Development, Classroom Environment, Cognitive Development, Concept Formation
McMullen, Victoria B. – 1986
This curriculum provides a sequence of activities designed to help develop cognitive and communication skills in severely and profoundly multi-handicapped individuals who are functioning between 0 and 24 months. Based on the principles that communication begins at birth and that educational programming must begin at the point where the handicapped…
Descriptors: Assistive Devices (for Disabled), Child Development, Cognitive Development, Cognitive Processes
