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Berk, Laura E. – Developmental Psychology, 1986
Observes 75 first- and third-grade children in their classroom mathematics seatwork to test assumptions drawn from Vygotsky's theory about the development of private speech and its relationship to task performance, attention, and motor behaviors accompanying task orientation. (HOD)
Descriptors: Attention Control, Children, Cognitive Development, Developmental Stages

Perry, Michelle; Lewis, Johanna L. – Developmental Psychology, 1999
Examined whether indexes of verbal imprecision could be quantified and used to predict changes in fifth graders' problem-solving performance. Found that four types of verbal imprecision predicted improved performance: false starts and self-repairs, deletions, long pauses, and metacognitive comments. Results suggested that adopting a new approach…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Elementary School Students, Grade 5, Intermediate Grades
Bossone, Richard M., Ed. – 1982
This booklet contains proceedings of the Fourth Conference of the University/Urban Schools National Task Force. The conference was held to present information about four programs designed to help high school students to sharpen their reasoning skills. Criteria for program development state that: (1) the program can be taught to teachers in a…
Descriptors: Abstract Reasoning, Cognitive Development, College Bound Students, Courses
American Institutes for Research in the Behavioral Sciences, Palo Alto, CA. – 1969
This preschool program offered a highly structured curriculum in which language development was fostered through encouraging verbal responses in a game format context. The curriculum, based on skills and concepts required for success in elementary school, included language arts, reading readiness, mathematical concepts, science, and social…
Descriptors: Black Students, Cognitive Development, Compensatory Education, Disadvantaged Youth
Wozny, Cecilia D.; Cox, David L. – 1973
This study was designed to investigate the role of culture and education in the development of formal operational thought, by comparing the results achieved by suburban American youths, American educated youths who were recent migrants, and youths who had been educated in Puerto Rico. It was hypothesized that the suburban youths and Puerto Rican…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Cognitive Processes, Cultural Influences, Educational Background