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Informal Nature Experience on the School Playground
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Raith, Andreas – International Journal for Transformative Research, 2015
In Germany, all-day care and all-day schooling are currently increasing on a large-scale. The extended time children spend in educational institutions could potentially result in limited access to nature experience for children. On the other hand, it could equally create opportunities for informal nature experience if school playgrounds have a…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Meta Analysis, Elementary Education, Playgrounds
The Development of the SNARC Effect: Evidence for Early Verbal Coding
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Imbo, Ineke; De Brauwer, Jolien; Fias, Wim; Gevers, Wim – Journal of Experimental Child Psychology, 2012
In a recent study, Gevers and colleagues (2010, "Journal of Experimental Psychology: General," Vol. 139, pp. 180-190) showed that the SNARC (spatial numerical association of response codes) effect in adults results not only from spatial coding of magnitude (e.g., mental number line hypothesis) but also from verbal coding. Because children are…
Descriptors: Evidence, Experimental Psychology, Number Concepts, Numeracy
Child and Adult Reports of Graphic Strategies Used to Portray Figures with Contrasting Emotional Characteristics
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Burkitt, Esther; Barrett, Martyn – Journal of Creative Behavior, 2010
This study assessed children's graphic flexibility and their ability to report on their use of drawing strategies when drawing characterized figures. 253 children (129 boys, 124 girls) aged between 4 years 3 months and 11 year 10 months formed three groups, either drawing a man, a dog or a tree. Each group was asked to draw three emotionally…
Descriptors: Psychological Patterns, Cognitive Development, Recall (Psychology), Children
Beyond Metaphor: Formalising in Mathematical Understanding within Constructivist Environments.
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Pirie, Susan E. B.; Kieren, Thomas E. – For the Learning of Mathematics, 1994
Discusses formalizing in mathematics and provides anecdotal illustrations of formalizing in a constructivist environment, using students aged 12 and 8 involved in fraction work. (Contains 19 references.) (MKR)
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Constructivism (Learning), Elementary Education, Elementary School Students
Identity and Equivalence Conservation: Longitudinal Field Studies in Sequence and Significance.
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Nash, Chris – British Journal of Educational Psychology, 1984
Describes a field study of kindergarteners which found 1,006 pupils conserved identity up to 8 months, and 693 pupils conserved identity and equivalence. Follow-up studies showed no relationship between kindergarten conservation abilities and grade 1 math skills, although grade 6 math performance correlated significantly with kindergarten…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Cognitive Processes, Conservation (Concept), Educational Research
A Developmental Comparison Between Preschool and Middle School Social Problem Solving in Two Countries.
Lundsteen, Sara W. – 1981
Several studies were conducted to investigate the nature and development of creative social problem solving among older and younger children in Sweden and the United States. First, the behaviors of older children were investigated formally in a large-scale experimental study of California 10-year-olds. Results indicated that children receiving…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Cognitive Development, Cognitive Style, Comparative Analysis
A Note on Language of Instruction, Teaching and Cognitive Outcomes of Science Instruction in Primary Schools in Kisii and Kwale Districts, Kenya.
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Eisemon, Thomas Owen; And Others – Kenya Journal of Education, 1989
Questions Kenyan language instructional policy, arguing exclusive use of English for science instruction confuses students and impedes learning. Offers examples the authors observed in elementary classrooms in Kisii and Kwale districts when teacher use of English synonyms rather than Kiswahili words led to confusion, misunderstanding, and…
Descriptors: Classroom Research, Cognitive Development, Communication (Thought Transfer), Communication Skills