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Direct linkJabr, Dua; Cahan, Sorel – International Studies in Sociology of Education, 2014
Schooling is now considered the major factor underlying the development of cognitive abilities. However, most studies on the effect of schooling on cognitive development have been conducted in free and generally supportive western environments. The possible variability of schooling effects between educational systems differing in the quality of…
Descriptors: Refugees, Foreign Countries, Political Power, Power Structure
Cao, Thuy Hong; Jung, Jae Yup; Lee, Jihyun – Journal of Advanced Academics, 2017
Assessment is a crucial component of gifted education. Not only does it facilitate the recognition of the potential and specific needs of gifted students, it also monitors the progress and growth of gifted students, and allows for the evaluation of gifted education programs. In the present review, we synthesize the literature on assessment in…
Descriptors: Program Evaluation, Foreign Countries, Evaluation Methods, Talent
Download full textGrantham-McGregor, Sally; Smith, Joanne A. – Journal of Applied Research on Children, 2016
We review the development of the Jamaican home visiting intervention for children under 4 years and its evidence base. The intervention has focused on supporting mothers to promote the development of their children through interacting in a responsive way, labelling the environment and activities. The curriculum is structured and cognitively…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Child Development, Depression (Psychology), Home Visits
Sigmon, Scott B. – 1982
This paper examines Raven's Colored Progressive Matrices Scale (CPM) IQ test which is considered by many to be "culture fair." The emphasis is on socioeconomic status but factors of sex and ethnicity are also considered. Two major studies from which socioeconomic status data can be extracted are examined. These and other studies found…
Descriptors: Advantaged, Disadvantaged, Elementary Secondary Education, Ethnic Bias
Peer reviewedHartlage, Lawrence C.; And Others – Journal of Clinical Psychology, 1976
One hundred culturally disadvantaged children were tested on culture-fair (Raven) and culturally biased (WISC) tests, and scores were correlated with academic achievement. (Author)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Correlation, Cultural Influences, Disadvantaged
Brickner, C. Ann – 1967
The purpose of this study was to test the effectiveness ot two training sequences designed to increase auditory discrimination in preschool educationally disadvantaged children. Auditory discrimination is important because, among other reasons, studies have shown the existence of a high positive correlation between a child's ability to listen and…
Descriptors: Auditory Discrimination, Auditory Training, Aural Learning, Disadvantaged
BERGER, STANLEY I.
THE PURPOSES OF THIS PILOT PROJECT WERE (1) TO ATTEMPT TO EVALUATE THE EFFECT OF THE LOCAL PROGRAM ON BOTH INDIVIDUAL CHILDREN AND THE GROUP AND (2) TO INVESTIGATE THE SENSITIVITY OF THE TEST INSTRUMENTS EMPLOYED IN EVALUATING SUCH A PROGRAM. SIXTY-ONE CHILDREN WERE ENROLLED IN THE LOCAL HEADSTART PROGRAM AND WERE ADMINISTERED THE STANFORD-BINET,…
Descriptors: Cognitive Measurement, Disadvantaged, Early Experience, Evaluation Methods
