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Peer reviewedLawton, Joseph T. – Home Economics Research Journal, 1978
Two types of educational programs for young children were examined, the formal based on Ausebel's learning theory and the open-framework based on Piaget's theory of intellectual development. The formal program resulted in improved performance on both classification and conservation tasks. (MF)
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Intellectual Development, Learning Theories, Preschool Education
Download full textCase, Robbie – 1974
A functional (as opposed to structural) theory of intellectual development is presented and used to generate specific performance models for Piagetian tasks involving the control of variables (cf. Inhelder and Piaget, 1958). On the basis of these models, it is concluded that intelligent, field independent 7- and 8-year-olds should be able to…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Cognitive Processes, Conceptual Schemes, Conservation (Concept)
Pauk, Walter – Reading Impr, 1969
Descriptors: Comprehension, Content Area Reading, Critical Thinking, Intellectual Development
Peer reviewedAnnis, Linda F.; Annis, David B. – Contemporary Educational Psychology, 1979
The effect of college course content on students' growth in critical thinking was investigated. Students enrolled in various philosophy courses and a non-philosophy control were pre- and post-tested for critical thinking. Only the logic course had a consistent impact on certain aspects of critical thinking. (Author/RD)
Descriptors: College Instruction, Course Evaluation, Critical Thinking, Ethics
JOHNSON, HENRY SIOUX – 1965
TO DETERMINE WHETHER SIGNIFICANT DIFFERENCES EXIST IN SKILL PERFORMANCE AS A RESULT OF HEAD START EXPERIENCE AND TO DETERMINE WHETHER THESE DIFFERENCES EXIST BETWEEN TWO ETHNIC GROUPS, 17 ANGLO-AMERICAN AND 62 MEXICAN-AMERICAN CULTURALLY DISADVANTAGED CHILDREN WERE PRE-TESTED AND POST-TESTED DURING THE SUMMER OF 1965 IN CONNECTION WITH SIX-WEEK…
Descriptors: Anglo Americans, Cultural Influences, Developmental Programs, Disadvantaged
