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Peer reviewedHeron, Alastair – Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology, 1971
Subjects were Zambian elementary school children, ages 7-17, providing evidence of weight conservation behavior and those who did not; principal dependent variable was performance on locally-developed psychometric measures of reasoning ability. Very little connection was found between the conservation-status of the subjects and their performance…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Cognitive Ability, Cognitive Development, Cultural Influences
Peer reviewedSinatra, Richard – Educational Leadership, 1983
Brain research indicates that sensory-motor experiences during childrens' preschool and early school years may be the foundation for later language development. (MLF)
Descriptors: Cerebral Dominance, Cognitive Development, Concept Formation, Developmental Stages
Peer reviewedPalmer, Thelma – English Journal, 1980
Proposes that offering students activities that exercise right-brain functions (nonverbal, nonrational, spatial, and intuitive) helps students become more fully developed human beings and better writers. (RL)
Descriptors: Cerebral Dominance, Cognitive Development, Elementary Secondary Education, Humanistic Education
