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Campbell, Richard L. – School Science and Mathematics, 1981
Examines the relationships between self-concept and (1) academic achievement, and (2) intellectual development in minority school children utilizing the Stanford Achievement test, Pier-Harris Self-Concept Scale, and seven Piagetian-like tasks. Concludes that self-concept enhancement is more a function of high level thought than low level thought.…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Correlation, Elementary Education, Elementary School Science
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Okamoto, Yukari; Curtis, Reagan; Jabagchourian, John J.; Weckbacher, Lisa Marie – High Ability Studies, 2006
Two studies were conducted to explore mathematical precocity in young children. Study 1 examined mathematically gifted first and third graders' working memory development. The results showed that mathematically gifted children's working memory growth was similar to that expected of their age peers. Study 2 examined changes in mathematically gifted…
Descriptors: Young Children, Intellectual Development, Gifted, Memory
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Gerard, Maureen – Journal of Research in Childhood Education, 2005
Multiage settings are alternative educational groupings that promote complexity in young children's thinking. Grouping children across ages and grades encourages interconnectedness in social and intellectual development. This study compared the academic achievement of one group of multiage students to national norms on standardized achievement…
Descriptors: Children, National Norms, Intellectual Development, Academic Achievement