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Polat, Özgül; Sönmez, Aysegül – Turkish Online Journal of Educational Technology - TOJET, 2015
The aim of this research is to examine the effect of The Play supported Program designed for 60-72 month-old disadvantaged children on their readiness levels. The sample of the research has consisted of an experimental group and a control group, each having twenty 60-72 months old children (10 girls and 10 boys) at Göztepe Semiha Sakir Children's…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, Young Children, Disadvantaged Youth, School Readiness

Barry, Robert J.; Barry, Ann – Journal of Genetic Psychology, 1977
The present study was designed to assess the preschool's contribution to the social, physical, and cognitive development of children in a normal, upper-middle socioeconomic level community. (BD)
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Educational Assessment, Individual Development, Physical Development
Taub, Herman P. – 1979
This paper provides an overview of a project (now in its formative stages) to develop Head Start measures of program effects on children 3 to 7 years of age. The program approach is distinctive in emphasizing evaluation of all aspects of children's development that may affect their overall competence in reflecting the concerns, views, and values…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Compensatory Education, Emotional Development, Individual Development
Frost, Joe L. – 1969
This report presents a description of the Structure-Process approach to cognition and literacy, suggests techniques for implementation of the model, and assesses the effects of the model on a specific population. The Structure-Process approach assumes that intelligence develops cumulatively. The model was used for curriculum development in four…
Descriptors: Blacks, Cognitive Development, Concept Teaching, Creativity

Klein, Alice – 1974
This report presents the major outcomes of the Saturday School (a school and home learning program for 4-year-olds in a large suburban school district) during its first three years of operation. Data summarized indicates the program's impact on the children, especially those with learning problems, and the effect of the program on the attitudes,…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Diagnostic Tests, Handicapped Children, Home Programs
Educational Planning and Research, Boston, MA. – 1978
The Title I Early Childhood Component of Boston's Elementary Enrichment Program (1977-78) was intended to provide children (including the hearing impaired) with enriched educational experiences that would contribute to socialization skills and general readiness for school and later life experiences. The Component was also intended to provide…
Descriptors: Compensatory Education, Disadvantaged Youth, Early Childhood Education, Emotional Development

Chapman, Judith E. – 1972
This paper presents a moderately detailed overview of research and development needs through an analysis of past, current, and planned research efforts, in conjunction with recommendations of a sociological, political, and moral nature. This approach is in line with pleas for more comprehensive theories and for assessment and programming which…
Descriptors: Behavioral Science Research, Child Development, Cognitive Development, Emotional Development
Ferguson-Florissant School District, Ferguson, MO. – 1974
This report presents the final evaluation of the Saturday School Program which was designed to fully involve the parents, teaching staff, and children in early childhood education. Results of the third project year as well as a comparison between other project years and a general summation of achievement of program objectives are presented.…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Early Childhood Education, Educational Diagnosis, Handicapped Children
Educational Testing Service, Princeton, NJ. – 1969
In the summer of 1969, Educational Testing Service (ETS) began identifying the 1,650 3 1/2-year-old children in four sites across the country who would become part of a six-year longitudinal study designed to assess the impact of Head Start. The sites were Lee County, Alabama, St. Louis, Missouri, Trenton, New Jersey, and Portland, Oregon. The…
Descriptors: Behavior Rating Scales, Community Problems, Community Study, Data Analysis
Mediax Associates, Inc., Westport, CT. – 1980
The second of three volumes, this document provides a description of the coding system, the rules and the procedures followed in interpreting and classifying 4,896 statements of desired program effects on Head Start children. The statements had been identified and rated by parents, staff and teachers in Input Workshops conducted by the Head Start…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Attitudes, Classification, Cognitive Development
Valotto, Evelyn; Dearden, Ronald A. – 1968
In 1967, seven demonstration kindergarten classes were set up in order to observe children's characteristics; to determine activities, individualized instruction, and teacher aide functions and training; to develop curriculum and plans for evaluation and management routines; to examine instructional materials and class size; and to help parents…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Curriculum, Emotional Development, Evaluation Methods
Stukat, K. G. – Paedagogica Europaea, 1974
This pamphlet presents a description of two interrelated Swedish research projects both of which studied the effects of preschool programs on young children. The first project, a traditional preschool curriculum, is examined in terms of Weikart's scheme for preschool curriculum models. The evaluation procedure involved a comparison of 130…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Experimental Schools, Foreign Countries, Learning Activities
Zill, Nicholas; Resnick, Gary; Kim, Kwang; McKey, Ruth Hubbell; Clark, Cheryl; Pai-Samant, Shefali; Connell, David; Vaden-Kiernan, Michael; O'Brien, Robert; D'Elio, Mary Ann – 2001
The Head Start Family and Child Experiences Survey (FACES) is an ongoing, national, longitudinal study of the cognitive, social, emotional, and physical development of Head Start children; the characteristics, well-being, and accomplishments of families; the observed quality of Head Start classrooms; and the characteristics and opinions of Head…
Descriptors: Child Development, Cognitive Development, Early Intervention, Educational Practices
Kilmer, Sally; And Others – 1971
An appendix to a report entitled "Alternative Federal Day Care Strategies for the 1970's," this volume identifies and reviews possible measures of specific impacts of child care in such areas as the social, emotional, physical and intellectual development and the educational attainment of children; the child rearing attitudes and…
Descriptors: Child Care, Child Development, Day Care, Economic Factors
Smith, Susan L. – 1996
Concerns about the quality of a before- and after-school program on an overseas military installation arose due to low staff morale, caregivers' lack of training and experience, and child behavior problems. This practicum project devised and implemented a 10-week training program to increase staff knowledge of developmentally appropriate practices…
Descriptors: After School Programs, Behavior Problems, Caregiver Training, Child Caregivers