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Kingo, Osman S.; Krojgaard, Peter – Cognitive Development, 2011
Five experiments investigated the importance of shape and object manipulation when 12-month-olds were given the task of individuating objects representing exemplars of kinds in an event-mapping design. In Experiments 1 and 2, results of the study from Xu, Carey, and Quint (2004, Experiment 4) were partially replicated, showing that infants were…
Descriptors: Infants, Object Manipulation, Experiments, Young Children
Singer, Robert N.; Gerson, Richard F. – Research Quarterly, 1981
The task classification scheme suggests that motor skills be categorized as the processing demands placed on a learner, feedback availability, and pacing conditions. Potential learning strategies were identified and defined in relation to the classification scheme. (JN)
Descriptors: Classification, Cognitive Processes, Decision Making, Feedback
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Snow, Jeffrey H. – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 1992
Assessment of 60 children (ages 9-15) with learning disabilities resulted in a group with relatively intact visual planning and mental flexibility skills and a group clearly dysfunctional in these areas. Comparison of the two subtypes on measures of academic skills, visual memory, visual-motor integration, and motor speed indicated significant…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Classification, Cognitive Style, Comparative Analysis