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Sheldon, M. Stephen; And Others – 1972
A study was conducted to investigate the predictive validity of parents' ability to attend to their children (ATA) on intelligence and to determine to what extent ATA and social class variables, in combination, can account for the discrepancy in the IQ scores of children of different races. Ss were 700 Head Start children. The criterion variables…
Descriptors: Compensatory Education, Intellectual Development, Intelligence, Intelligence Differences
Bradley, Robert H.; Caldwell, Bettye M. – 1974
The present investigation examined the ability of the Inventory of Home Stimulation (STIM) to predict changes in relative mental test performance of children between 6 months old and 36 months of age. The six STIM subscales were used in discriminant analysis to classify infants into three groups (gainers, stable, losers) in terms of their change…
Descriptors: Child Development, Environmental Influences, Family Environment, Infant Behavior
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Burchinal, Margaret R.; Campbell, Frances A.; Bryant, Donna M.; Wasik, Barbara H.; Ramey, Craig T. – Child Development, 1997
Examined influences on African-American children's cognitive development between 6 months and 8 years. Found that more optimal patterns of development were associated with intensive early educational child care, responsive home stimulation, and higher maternal IQ. Child care experiences were related to cognitive performance through enhancing…
Descriptors: Black Students, Blacks, Children, Cognitive Development
Waller, Patricia F. – NASSP Bull, 1969
Part II of a 3-part report. See also AA 501 768, AA 501 770, AA 501 771, and AA 501 772.
Descriptors: Child Rearing, Intellectual Development, Intelligence, Learning Motivation