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Peer reviewedCohen, Herbert G. – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 1985
Investigated spatial thinking abilities of sixth- and tenth-grade students from two locales--a school on the Navajo reservation and schools in Mesa, Arizona. Overall findings support the contention that there were no substantial time delays or advances in development of selected spatial abilities of Navajo students compared to parallel non-Indian…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Cognitive Processes, Cultural Differences, Higher Education
Cohen, Herbert G. – 1984
Efforts are underway to determine if there are any unique ways to Navajo thinking and thus to the way they might learn. Studies have shown a consistent lag in achievement levels for Native Americans, especially after seventh grade. At least three possible explanations for this phenomenon are viable: (1) They are deficient in the needed skills to…
Descriptors: Cultural Differences, Elementary School Science, Intermediate Grades, Perceptual Development
