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Peer reviewedKavale, Kenneth; Mattson, P. Dennis – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 1983
The study reports the findings of a meta-analysis, the application of statistical methods of data synthesis from individual studies, reviewing 180 studies assessing the efficacy of perceptual motor training. Perceptual motor training was not found to be an effective intervention technique for improving academic, cognitive, or perceptual motor…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Cognitive Development, Elementary Secondary Education, Learning Disabilities
Thelen, Esther; Smith, Linda B. – 1994
This book presents a comprehensive and detailed theory of early human development based on the principles of dynamic systems theory. It raises fundamental questions about prevailing assumptions in the field and proposes a new theory of the development of cognition and action, unifying recent advances in dynamic systems theory with current research…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Developmental Stages, Individual Development, Learning Processes
Peer reviewedGetchell, Nancy; Whitall, Jill – Journal of Experimental Child Psychology, 2003
Compared coupling characteristics of clapping simultaneous with walking or galloping, consistency across trials, and phasing variability among 4-, 6-, 8-, and 10-year-olds. Found that for walk/clap tasks, children adopted adult-like coupling patterns by age 8 and with the same consistency by age 10. Across age, children became less variable in…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Behavior Patterns, Children, Cognitive Development
Llorens, Lela A.; and others – Amer J Occup Therapy, 1969
Research supported by the U.S. Office of Education.
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Behavior Problems, Cognitive Development, Group Instruction
Kephart, Newell C. – 1968
Educational implications and symptoms are described for learning disorders, the disruption in the processing of information within the central nervous system caused by brain damage, emotional disturbance, or inadequate presentation of learning experiences. Developmental sequences, developmental progression, and restoration of development are…
Descriptors: Abstract Reasoning, Cognitive Development, Cognitive Processes, Emotional Disturbances
VALETT, ROBERT E. – 1967
INTENDED FOR SPECIAL EDUCATION TEACHERS, REMEDIAL SPECIALISTS, AND PSYCHOLOGISTS, THE HANDBOOK PRESENTS A SERIES OF CONCRETE ACTIVITIES AND EXERCISES FOR CHILDREN WITH LEARNING DISABILITIES. FIFTY-THREE BASIC LEARNING ABILITIES OR RESOURCE PROGRAMS ARE GROUPED UNDER SIX MAJOR AREAS--GROSS MOTOR DEVELOPMENT, SENSORY MOTOR INTEGRATION, PERCEPTUAL…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Concept Formation, Curriculum, Curriculum Guides
