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Hebbeler, Kathleen M. – 1981
The effect of month of birth on skill development in language, reading, and mathematics was examined separately for kindergarten and first grade children. The study looked at the strength of the relationship at the beginning and end of the school year and as a function of the type of program in which the child was enrolled. One hundred and…
Descriptors: Admission Criteria, Age Differences, Cognitive Development, Elementary School Students

Schunk, Dale H. – Journal of Educational Psychology, 1981
Hypotheses from self-efficacy theory in the area of children's arithmetic achievement were tested. It was hypothesized that compared with didactic instruction, cognitive modeling would result in higher arithmetic achievement, self-efficacy, and accuracy of self-appraisal. (Author/GK)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Attribution Theory, Elementary School Mathematics, Intermediate Grades