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Canbeldek, Merve; Isikoglu Erdogan, Nesrin – Eurasian Journal of Educational Research, 2017
Purpose: The numbers of early childhood education programs are dramatically increasing throughout Turkey, and the regulations to ensure quality are frequently changing. A very limited number of studies have examined the quality of Turkish ECE programs on children's development. Therefore, the purpose of this study is to identify the effects of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Early Childhood Education, Class Size, Day Programs
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Betawi, I. A. – Early Child Development and Care, 2015
The purpose of this study is to investigate the effect of story time and reading stories on the development of toddlers' social and emotional skills between 24 and 36 months of age. A sample of 10 toddlers was randomly selected from three different classes at the laboratory nursery of The University of Jordan. A pre-test and post-test were…
Descriptors: Story Telling, Emotional Development, Social Development, Child Development
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Fisher, Ryan A. – Journal of Research in Music Education, 2014
The purposes of the study are to describe characteristics of the voice change in sixth-, seventh-, and eighth-grade choir students using Cooksey's voice-change classification system and to determine if the singing self-efficacy of adolescent males is affected by the voice change, grade level, and experience. Participants (N = 80) consisted of…
Descriptors: Middle School Students, Singing, Males, Early Adolescents
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Yovanoff, Paul; Squires, Jane; McManus, Suzanne – Infants and Young Children, 2013
Adapting traditional paper-pencil instruments to computer-based environments has received considerable attention from the research community due to the possible administration mode effects on obtained measures. When differences due to mode of completion (i.e., paper-pencil, computer-based) are present, threats to measurement validity are posed. In…
Descriptors: Questionnaires, Child Development, Item Response Theory, Parent Attitudes
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Edwards, Alexis C.; Dodge, Kenneth A.; Latendresse, Shawn J.; Lansford, Jennifer E.; Bates, John E.; Pettit, Gregory S.; Budde, John P.; Goate, Alison M.; Dick, Danielle M. – Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 2010
Background: A functional polymorphism in the promoter region of the monoamine oxidizing gene "monoamine oxidase A" ("MAOA") has been associated with behavioral sensitivity to adverse environmental conditions in multiple studies (e.g., Caspi et al. 2002; Kim-Cohen et al., 2006). The present study investigates the effects of…
Descriptors: Check Lists, Discipline, Delinquency, Child Behavior