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Direct linkKucirkova, Natalia; Littleton, Karen; Kyparissiadis, Antonios – British Journal of Educational Technology, 2018
This study is the first to systematically investigate the influence of child gender and age, on parents' perceptions of UK children's digital media use at home. It provides an in-depth exploration of how children's age and gender influence the balance between children's use of digital and non-digital media at home. The data draw on 709 parents'…
Descriptors: Gender Differences, Age Differences, Statistical Analysis, Content Analysis
Kollara, Lakshmi; Perry, Jamie L.; Hudson, Suzanne – Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 2016
Purpose: The purpose of this study is to examine craniometric and velopharyngeal anatomy among young children (4-8 years of age) with normal anatomy across Black and White racial groups. Method: Thirty-two healthy children (16 White and 16 Black) with normal velopharyngeal anatomy participated and successfully completed the magnetic resonance…
Descriptors: Racial Differences, Anatomy, Young Children, African Americans
Download full textYurtsever Kilicgun, Muge – Eurasian Journal of Educational Research, 2016
Problem Statement: When children watch television, they are exposed to commercial advertisements whose general purpose is to make a positive impression on viewers about a commodity or service in order to drive the sales of that commodity or service. Due to their voiced and moving images, their setup and characters, and their being short and…
Descriptors: Young Children, Television Viewing, Advertising, Preferences
Tillmann, J.; Ashwood, K.; Absoud, M.; Bölte, S.; Bonnet-Brilhault, F.; Buitelaar, J. K.; Calderoni, S.; Calvo, R.; Canal-Bedia, R.; Canitano, R.; De Bildt, A.; Gomot, M.; Hoekstra, P. J.; Kaale, A.; McConachie, H.; Murphy, D. G.; Narzisi, A.; Oosterling, I.; Pejovic-Milovancevic, M.; Persico, A. M.; Puig, O.; Roeyers, H.; Rommelse, N.; Sacco, R.; Scandurra, V.; Stanfield, A. C.; Zander, E.; Charman, T. – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2018
Research on sex-related differences in Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) has been impeded by small samples. We pooled 28 datasets from 18 sites across nine European countries to examine sex differences in the ASD phenotype on the ADI-R (376 females, 1763 males) and ADOS (233 females, 1187 males). On the ADI-R, early childhood restricted and…
Descriptors: Gender Differences, Age Differences, Diagnostic Tests, Observation
Yang, Fan; Frye, Douglas – Developmental Psychology, 2018
Across three studies, we examined 4- to 7-year-olds' predictions of goal-directed behaviors when goals conflict with preferences. In Study 1, when presented with stories in which a character had to act against basic preferences to achieve an interpersonal goal (e.g., playing with a partner), 6- and 7-year-olds were more likely than 4- and…
Descriptors: Preferences, Young Children, Prediction, Goal Orientation
Ilhan, Nail; Tosun, Cemal – Cogent Education, 2016
The purpose of this study is to identify the kindergarten students' levels of understanding some science concepts (LUSSC) and scientific inquiry processes (SIP) and compare their LUSSC and SIP in terms of some demographic variables. Also, another purpose of this study is to identify the predictive power of those demographic variables over the…
Descriptors: Kindergarten, Young Children, Scientific Concepts, Inquiry
Sun, He; Steinkrauss, Rasmus; Wieling, Martijn; de Bot, Kees – International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism, 2018
This study examines the English vocabulary development of 43 very young child English as a foreign language (FL) learners (age 3.2-6.2) in China. They were tested twice for vocabulary breadth (reception and production) and semantic depth (paradigmatic and syntagmatic vocabulary knowledge). The development of the English vocabulary knowledge…
Descriptors: Individual Differences, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Chinese
Alternative Conceptions about Micro-Organisms Are Influenced by Experiences with Disease in Children
Prokop, Pavol; Fancovicová, Jana; Krajcovicová, Adriána – Journal of Biological Education, 2016
Children's ideas concerning natural phenomena often differ from those of scientists, and these ideas are termed as alternative conceptions. The prevalence of alternative conceptions is highest among young children who possess less experience with the natural world as compared with adults. Children's ideas about micro-organisms are of special…
Descriptors: Misconceptions, Experience, Diseases, Scientific Concepts
McCue, Lena M.; Flick, Louise H.; Twyman, Kimberly A.; Xian, Hong – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2017
Sleep disorders often co-occur with autism spectrum disorder. They further exacerbate autism spectrum disorder symptoms and interfere with children's and parental quality of life. This study examines whether gastrointestinal dysfunctions increase the odds of having sleep disorders in 610 children with idiopathic autism spectrum disorder, aged 2-18…
Descriptors: Risk, Sleep, Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders
Olcer, Sevinc – International Journal of Environmental and Science Education, 2017
The present study is a descriptive research in the scanning model. In the present study is research conducted to determine five to six-year-old children's knowledge of science content, study group constitutes of 360 children attending preschool educational institutions in Burdur city center and their parents and teachers. In the study, Science…
Descriptors: Young Children, Knowledge Level, Science Instruction, Foreign Countries
Villarroel, José Domingo; Antón, Alvaro; Zuazagoitia, Daniel; Nuño, Teresa – Journal of Biological Education, 2018
Drawing activities are believed to be a useful methodology to gain insight into young children's thoughts and ideas related to a diverse range of research topics. In this respect, the study of drawings has proven to be a valuable procedure with a view to unravelling how the natural world is conceptualised in early childhood. The present study…
Descriptors: Freehand Drawing, Young Children, Plants (Botany), Natural Resources
Kiliçgün, Müge Yurtsever – Educational Research and Reviews, 2015
In this study it was aimed to examine the content quality of cartoons preferred to watch by 3-6 years children. The content quality of the cartoons in current study was investigated under two titles: "themes and futures of characters". Themes of the cartoons were analyzed under three subtitles: reality status, contents and types of…
Descriptors: Cartoons, Young Children, Thematic Approach, Content Analysis
Nobes, Gavin; Panagiotaki, Georgia; Engelhardt, Paul E. – Developmental Psychology, 2017
Two experiments were conducted to investigate the influences on 4-8 year-olds' and adults' moral judgments. In both, participants were told stories from previous studies that had indicated that children's judgments are largely outcome-based. Building on recent research in which one change to these studies' methods resulted in substantially more…
Descriptors: Moral Development, Intention, Young Children, Adults
Cetin, Zeynep; Ozozen Danaci, Miray – Eurasian Journal of Educational Research, 2016
Problem Statement: Child abuse, defined by the World Health Organization as "intentional or unintentional behavior by adults, society, or a country with negative consequences for the health and physical development of the child," is a social problem frequently encountered in all cultures and societies. It is need to this study because of…
Descriptors: Child Abuse, Prevention, Family Violence, Infants
Colombo-Dougovito, Andrew Mark – Physical Educator, 2017
Background: Gross motor movement is a vital part of the growing process and ultimately plays a role in a person's ability to lead a physically active life. Researchers have analyzed the different ways in which individuals develop skills. At the heart of that discussion has been gender. Most recently, researchers have focused on the differences…
Descriptors: Psychomotor Skills, Gender Differences, Disabilities, Kindergarten
