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Campione, Joseph C.; Brown, Ann L. – 1985
In an effort to validate dynamic assessment methods influenced by Vygotsky's (1978) definition of zones of proximal development (an indicator of readiness), three sets of experiments addressed two goals: the development of diagnostic assessment methods and the use of diagnostic results to guide the design of instructional programs. The first two…
Descriptors: Cognitive Measurement, Cognitive Processes, Educational Diagnosis, Elementary Education
Creek, Roy J.; And Others – 1991
Locus of control is a construct that reflects an individual's perception of control over his or her own destiny. The thesis is that people adopt either an internal or an external orientation. Internally oriented persons consider success the result of ability and effort. Externally oriented individuals attribute success to luck, fate, or powerful…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Cognitive Measurement, Cognitive Style, Elementary Education
Swinton, Spencer S.; And Others – 1977
The longitudinal interrelations among age, visual and auditory short-term memory, and the concrete operational tasks of class inclusion and combinatorial reasoning were investigated over four testing occasions in a sample of 134 students, initially ranging from 5 to 12 years in age. The Piagetian task battery involved placement of colored…
Descriptors: Auditory Perception, Classification, Cognitive Development, Cognitive Measurement