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Comparisons of Children's Cognitive Representation of Number: China, France, Japan, Korea, Sweden, and the United States.
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Miura, Irene T.; And Others – International Journal of Behavioral Development, 1994
Examined whether superior mathematics performance of students from Japan, Korea, and China may be due, in part, to differences in cognitive representation of number affected by Asian language features. Results suggested that the unique characteristics of the Asian number language system may facilitate the teaching and learning of mathematics,…
Descriptors: Chinese, Comparative Analysis, Computation, Cross Cultural Studies
READING ACHIEVEMENTS OF FIRST GRADE BOYS VERSUS FIRST GRADE GIRLS USING TWO APPROACHES--A LINGUISTIC APPROACH AND A BASAL READER APPROACH WITH BOYS AND GIRLS GROUPED SEPARATELY.
WYATT, NITA M. – 1965
SEX DIFFERENCES IN READING ACHIEVEMENT RESULTING FROM USE OF TWO DIFFERENT APPROACHES TO TEACHING READING IN THE FIRST GRADE WERE STUDIED. A STANDARD BASAL READER APPROACH WAS USED WITH READING GROUPS DIVIDED BY SEX AS WELL AS ABILITY. PACE AND EMPHASIS OF INSTRUCTION FOR THE BOYS WAS ADAPTED TO SUIT THEIR NEEDS. A LINGUISTIC APPROACH ORGANIZED TO…
Descriptors: Ability Grouping, Achievement Gains, Basal Reading, Comparative Analysis
Developmental Changes in Young Children's Ability to Produce Cohesive and Coherent Stories.
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Shapiro, Lauren R. – 1990
Preschool and first-grade children's story production was studied. Participants were 96 children who were asked to relate stories about two familiar events: baking cookies and taking a trip to the beach. Story events were depicted in line drawings in a coloring book. Half the sample was assigned to a preview condition in which children narrated…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Concept Formation, Early Childhood Education, Elementary School Students