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Cook, Robert Francis – Bulletin of the Association of Departments of Foreign Languages, 1977
Foreign language study is important not only as a tool or a requisite for a job, but as mental discipline, to shape minds and exercise the intellect for all types of academic and career endeavors. (CHK)
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Intellectual Development, Intelligence, Language Instruction
Downing, John – Res Teach Engl, 1970
Reports research which reveals the difficulty children have in understanding (1) the real purpose of written language and (2) the abstract, technical vocabulary of language study and reading. (SW)
Descriptors: Children, Cognitive Development, Comprehension, Concept Formation
Download full textCocking, Rodney R.; McHale, Susan – 1977
This study examined the specific effects of picture and object stimuli on two types of language performance: comprehension and performance. Subjects were 48 4- and 5-year-olds who were randomly assigned to one of four groups. Groups were matched for SES, sex, and age and tested individually with one of the four measures: language comprehension…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Comprehension, Intellectual Development, Language Acquisition
Parker, Ronald K., Comp.; And Others – 1970
This report was compiled to serve as a partial knowledge base for the Southeastern Educational Laboratory and the Harlem Research Center in their effort to plan a research program in early education. Educational programs designed for 3-, 4-, and 5-year-old children which emphasize either cognitive-intellectual development or language development…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Comparative Analysis, Curriculum, Curriculum Research
Parker, Ronald K., Comp.; And Others – 1970
This report was compiled to serve as a partial knowledge base for the Southeastern Educational Laboratory and the Harlem Research Center in their effort to plan a research program in early education. Educational programs designed for 3-, 4-, and 5-year-old children which emphasize either cognitive-intellectual development or language development…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Comparative Analysis, Curriculum, Curriculum Research
Streiff, Virginia – 1971
This paper describes the design and practical application of a program called "Listening" which has been developed to help young learners of English as a second language gain some strategies for comprehension in their new language. The long-range goal of the program is to develop the learner's active involvement in thinking about the facts he…
Descriptors: American Indians, Bilingual Education, Children, Cognitive Development
Los Angeles City Schools, CA. Div. of Instructional Planning and Services. – 1968
The purpose of this publication is to help teachers identify the levels which children have attained in their thinking as they express their attitudes, values, and behaviors through oral language. Provided are (1) sample questions applicable to various maturity levels to enable teachers to gauge the level of difficulty of their classroom…
Descriptors: Abstract Reasoning, Affective Objectives, Behavioral Objectives, Cognitive Development
