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Fuhs, Mary Wagner; Farran, Dale C.; Nesbitt, Kimberly Turner – School Psychology Quarterly, 2013
This research focuses on the associations between interactive processes of early childhood classrooms and gains in children's cognitive self-regulation (CSR) across the preschool year. Data from 803 children (45.8% female; "M" = 54 months; 39.1% Caucasian, 26.3% African American, 24.6% Hispanic, 9.9% Other) were collected at fall and…
Descriptors: Preschool Children, Early Childhood Education, Cognitive Processes, Cognitive Development
Herman, William E. – Online Submission, 2010
Nearly 100 students were given a Pre-Test in psychology on the first day of class without warning in order to assess their knowledge of basic course content derived from the prerequisites of the course (PSYC-100 Introduction to Psychology or PSYC-220 Child Development) and other life experiences. This was intended as a low-stakes testing…
Descriptors: College Students, Introductory Courses, Psychology, Memory
Beck, Ray; Talkington, Larry W. – Percept Mot Skills, 1970
Descriptors: Child Development, Comparative Testing, Educational Programs, Intelligence
HODGINS, AUDREY; KARNES, MERLE B.
TWENTY-SEVEN DISADVANTAGED 4-YEAR-OLDS PARTICIPATED IN A STRUCTURED PRESCHOOL PROGRAM WHICH STRESSED LANGUAGE AND COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT. THE CHILDREN WERE PLACED IN EITHER A MORNING OR AN AFTERNOON CLASS. THESE CLASSES WERE SUBDIVIDED INTO 3 ABILITY GROUPS, EACH WITH ITS OWN TEACHER WHO STAYED WITH HER CHILDREN. CONTENT AREA MATERIALS USED IN…
Descriptors: Achievement Gains, Child Development, Class Activities, Cognitive Development
Ball, Samuel; Bogatz, Gerry Ann – 1971
Sixty-six goals, mostly involving symbolic representation and cognitive processes, were evaluated to indicate those aspects of the summative research on Sesame Street that were bases for generalizing about research into the development of preschoolers. Unintended and intended outcomes were investigated as well as the program's effectiveness for…
Descriptors: Behavioral Objectives, Child Development, Cognitive Processes, Data Collection
Boehm, Ann E. – 1972
A criterion-referenced instrument, Inventory of Cognitive Skills and Visual-Motor Functioning, was devised to evaluate a prekindergarten program for economically disadvantaged 4-year-olds. The Inventory, administered to each child at the beginning and end of the preschool experience, provided specific information in: (1) knowledge of body parts,…
Descriptors: Child Development, Cognitive Tests, Concept Teaching, Criterion Referenced Tests
Surber, Colleen F.; And Others – 1976
The study compares the content retention by students who are self-paced with content retention by students whose pacing is modified by instructors. The subjects included 148 students enrolled in an introductory college level child development course. One group of 74 students was randomly assigned to a self-paced section and another group of 74…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Behavior Patterns, Child Development, Comparative Analysis