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Caukins, Sivan Eugene, Jr. – 1971
Literature is reviewed which discusses the role of proprioceptors in basic perceptual and motoric functions. The author cites research on the functions of the muscle spindles in controlling muscles which in turn provide energy, stimulation, and activation of the central nervous system. Research on the relation of motor functions to language…
Descriptors: Educational Research, Kinesthetic Methods, Kinesthetic Perception, Learning Modalities
Ringler, Lenore H.; And Others – 1971
A vocabulary list of 50 words based on children's spoken language was divided into six groups. For each group specific materials incorporating different modality presentations (pictures, tapes, transparencies, and word cards providing tactile emphasis) were developed. The modality preferences of 128 first graders were identified by The New York…
Descriptors: Auditory Perception, Criterion Referenced Tests, Grade 1, Kinesthetic Perception
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Baenninger, Maryann; Newcombe, Nora – Sex Roles, 1989
The hypotheses that sex differences in spatial ability may result from differences in spatial experience, and that training can improve spatial skills regardless of sex, are tested. Meta-analytic techniques are used. Relationships between spatial activity and ability, and the improvability of spatial test performance for both sexes, are confirmed.…
Descriptors: Experiential Learning, Females, Kinesthetic Perception, Learning Modalities