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Peer reviewedChipman, Susan F.; Mendelson, Morton J. – Journal of Experimental Child Psychology, 1975
Elementary school students and adults were presented with a paired comparison task of visual complexity in which contour and presence or absence of structure in the patterns were manipulated. Results indicated that complexity judgments of all subjects were affected by the presence of structure at lower levels of contour. (GO)
Descriptors: Adults, Age Differences, Difficulty Level, Elementary Education
Peer reviewedKaniel, Shlomo; Aram, Dorit – Alberta Journal of Educational Research, 1998
A study of 300 children in kindergarten, grade 2, and grade 6 found that background music improved visual discrimination task performance at the youngest and middle ages and had no effect on the oldest participants. On a square identification task, background music had no influence on easy and difficult tasks but lowered performance on…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Cognitive Development, Difficulty Level, Elementary Education
