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PIELSTICK, N.L.; WOODRUFF, A.B. – 1964
AN ATTEMPT WAS MADE TO DEVELOP METHODS FOR OBSERVING AND MEASURING CURIOSITY IN CHILDREN. SPECIFICALLY, THE STUDY WAS DIRECTED TOWARD STIMULUS VARIABLES RELATED TO CURIOSITY AROUSAL, THE RELATIONSHIP OF AGE AND IQ TO INDEXES OF CURIOSITY, AND THE EFFECTS OF CURIOSITY ON LEARNING. SUBJECTS WERE APPROXIMATELY 30 CHILDREN FROM BOTH THE SECOND AND THE…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Curiosity, Elementary School Students, Grade 2
Peer reviewedWilson, Philip G.; And Others – Mental Retardation, 1991
This study of employment outcomes of 869 Illinois supported employees, primarily with mental retardation or mental illness, found that minority-status employees were younger, had higher intelligence quotients, and earned more wages per month than did nonminority supported employees. Few differences among minority subgroups (African American,…
Descriptors: Adults, Age Differences, Asian Americans, Blacks
Moench, Laurel – 1975
The Program for Learning in Accordance with Needs (PLAN) is characterized by a completely individualized pattern of organization. It employs multiple textbooks and materials which cross grade level lines, subject matter area lines, and teacher-pupil lines. It places particular emphasis on a high concentration of modern mathematics content. The…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Conventional Instruction, Curriculum Development, Educationally Disadvantaged
