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Peer reviewedHowe, Ann C.; Vasu, Ellen S. – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 1989
Examines the effect of verbalization on the formation and retention of mental images in children in kindergarten, first, and fifth grades. Reports no self-generated verbalization effect with gender or ability level and no retention effect. (Author)
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Elementary School Science, Imagery, Language
Peer reviewedSmith, Walter S.; And Others – Science Education, 1983
Replicated a study to determine if a sex difference in spatial visualization ability exists among grade six students verging on adolescence and if instruction differentially affects boys/girls at this age. Although instruction significantly affected boys/girls in grades seven to eight, current results do not support the same interaction among…
Descriptors: Elementary School Science, Elementary Secondary Education, Grade 6, Grade 7
