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Download full textRosenfeld, Howard M. – 1969
A study was designed to test the effects of the presence of age-mates on the preacademic performance of socially unresponsive, disadvantaged preschool children. Each of four low performing male subjects was confronted with three high performing male and three low performing male peers. Of the peers in each of the two performance groups, one was…
Descriptors: Disadvantaged, Motivation, Peer Relationship, Performance Factors
Peer reviewedGreenbaum, Charles W.; And Others – Journal of Genetic Psychology, 1972
Although children given tangible reward performed better than children given intangible reward, neither type of reward had an effect that was significantly different from the level attained by a control group which received no explicit reward at all. (Authors)
Descriptors: Performance Factors, Preschool Children, Reinforcement, Rewards
Peer reviewedRosenfeld, Howard M.; Gunnell, Pamela – Merrill-Palmer Quarterly, 1973
Study designed to measure effects of relative ability of the peer, his familiarity to the subject, and whatever other peer characteristics might be associated with socioeconomic status.'' (Author)
Descriptors: Behavioral Science Research, Low Income Groups, Peer Relationship, Performance Factors
Peer reviewedDeutsch, Francine; Stein, Aletha H. – Human Development, 1972
The present study was an attempt to investigate two motivational interpretations of earlier findings that private speech increases with task difficulty. (Authors)
Descriptors: Child Language, Child Responsibility, Difficulty Level, Performance Factors
Peer reviewedLocke, John L. – Perceptual and Motor Skills, 1971
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Cues, Discrimination Learning, Memory
Lombard, Avima; Stern, Carolyn – 1968
To determine the effect of verbalization on the acquisition of manipulative skills in young children, a puzzle-assembly experiment was designed. Each of 65 Head Start children between the ages of 47 and 58 months was randomly assigned to one of the four treatment groups: practice with verbalization (PV); practice with no verbalization (PNV);…
Descriptors: Disadvantaged, Mediation Theory, Performance Tests, Preschool Children
STARKWEATHER, ELIZABETH K. – 1966
INSTRUMENTS WERE ADMINISTERED TO PRESCHOOL CHILDREN TO MEASURE THEIR PERFORMANCE ON VARIOUS TASKS. THE INSTRUMENTS WERE (1) A BUTTONING TASK FOR FINE MOTOR COORDINATION, (2) A PUZZLE TASK FOR VISUAL DISCRIMINATION, AND (3) A TARGET GAME FOR GROSS MOTOR COORDINATION. EACH INSTRUMENT CONSISTED OF FIVE TASKS GRADED IN DIFFICULTY, ADJUSTED TO THE…
Descriptors: Creative Development, Material Development, Measurement Instruments, Performance Factors
Peer reviewedVan Duyne, H. John – Journal of Genetic Psychology, 1972
Study basically supports the Russian theory of the second signal system and its regulatory control of conscious behavior. (Author)
Descriptors: Behavioral Science Research, Nonverbal Learning, Performance Factors, Preschool Children
Peer reviewedHiggins-Trenk, Ann; Looft, William R. – Journal of Psychology, 1971
Descriptors: Cognitive Ability, Cognitive Development, Conservation (Concept), Nonverbal Communication
Peer reviewedTillman, M. T.; Smock, Charles D. – Perceptual and Motor Skills, 1971
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Child Development, Discrimination Learning, Error Patterns
Peer reviewedKaufmann, James M.; And Others – Psychological Reports, 1971
Descriptors: Age Differences, Cognitive Ability, Cognitive Development, Conservation (Concept)
Gold, Delores; Berger, Charlene – 1976
The problem-solving performance of young boys and girls was examined in three conditions in which good performance was indicated as being appropriate for boys, for girls, or for both boys and girls. The relations between task scores and five sex-role measures were also examined. As predicted, the boys performed significantly poorer when the task…
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Child Psychology, Identification (Psychology), Performance Factors
CONCANNON, SISTER J. – 1966
THE IMPACT OF TWO TREATMENTS OF LEARNING EXPERIENCES ON THE ABILITIES OF PRESCHOOL CHILDREN WERE STUDIED. THE LEARNING EXPERIENCES INVOLVED PRINCIPLES OF HAPTIC (TACTUAL) PERCEPTION IN THE PERFORMANCE OF VARIOUS TASKS. CHILDREN, AGES 3 THROUGH 5, FROM HIGH AND LOW ECONOMIC LEVELS WERE SELECTED AS SUBJECTS. AN ANALYSIS WAS MADE OF THEIR HAPTIC…
Descriptors: Experimental Programs, Group Instruction, Individual Instruction, Kinesthetic Methods
Peer reviewedStevenson, Harold W.; And Others – Journal of Educational Psychology, 1971
Descriptors: Associative Learning, Disadvantaged Youth, Individual Differences, Learning Processes
Peer reviewedEckert, Helen M. – Perceptual and Motor Skills, 1970
Descriptors: Age, Behavior Patterns, Behavioral Science Research, Perceptual Motor Coordination
