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Hosenfeld, Bettina; And Others – Journal of Experimental Child Psychology, 1997
Examined evidence for transitions in first and second graders' analogical reasoning, over a six-month period. Found strong evidence for bimodality in test performance frequency distributions and weaker evidence for inaccessibility in frequency distributions. Transitional subjects showed a temporary increase of inconsistent solution behavior and…
Descriptors: Analogy, Child Development, Children, Cognitive Development
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Deihl, Laura M.; Deike, Randall C.; Vicary, Judith R. – Journal of Research on Adolescence, 1997
Examined intraindividual and interindividual differences in self-esteem among 142 rural adolescents during a four-year period encompassing the transition to high school. Cluster analysis identified three distinct, divergent trajectories of self-esteem change from early to middle adolescence: (1) consistently high; (2) small increase; and (3)…
Descriptors: Adolescent Development, Adolescents, Age Differences, Cluster Analysis
DiStefano, Christine; Lasserre-Cortez, Shannon A. – 2003
This longitudinal study used repeated measures analysis of variance (RM ANOVA) and latent growth curve modeling to examine behavior change in 228 elementary school students over grades 1, 2, and 3 who varied in risk status. Of particular interest were the developmental trajectories for behaviors along four dimensions as rated yearly by teachers on…
Descriptors: Aggression, Analysis of Variance, Anxiety, At Risk Persons