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Hymel, Glenn M. – 1986
The central thesis of this paper is that the philosophical systems survey provided by Morris and Pai (1976) in their text entitled "Philosophy and the American School" misrepresents the school of Thomism on several significant points. Though the authors' treatment of Thomistic metaphysics is judged to be adequate, their presentation of…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Educational Theories, Epistemology, Ethics
Goransson, Kerstin – 1985
This booklet is intended to help teachers and prospective teachers of mentally retarded students to understand the ways in which intellect affects the understanding of reality. Its recommendations are based on G. Kylen's theory of the intellect and J. Piaget's theory of intellectual development. The initial section describes the function and…
Descriptors: Child Development, Cognitive Development, Elementary Secondary Education, Intellectual Development
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Penrose, William O. – 1979
Jean Piaget's theories about the development of intelligence and their implications for educational practice are explored. Before Piaget began studying the intellectual processes of children, researchers regarded them as "little adults." He derived his early fame from his theory of the "cognitive stages" of childhood. He…
Descriptors: Child Development, Children, Cognitive Development, Intellectual Development
Robinson, Floyd – Orbit 24, 1974
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Conceptual Schemes, Educational Objectives, Elementary School Students
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Willerman, Lee; Fiedler, Miriam Forster – Child Development, 1974
A retrospective check of 100, white 4-year-olds (with IQ's of 140 or more) showed no precocity at age 8 months, as measured by the Bayley Scales of Mental and Motor Development. (ST)
Descriptors: Ability Identification, Behavior, Gifted, Infants
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Wilson, Ronald S. – Developmental Psychology, 1974
Discusses the patterns of mental development of 350 pairs of twins studied longitudinally from 11/2-6 years of age. (DP)
Descriptors: Correlation, Intellectual Development, Intelligence, Longitudinal Studies
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Prawat, Richard S. – Psychology in the Schools, 1975
There is considerable controversy as to why middle-class youngsters outperform lower-class youngsters on most measures of academic ability. This article examines the differences between two prominent views as to why this disparity exists. (Author/HMV)
Descriptors: Disadvantaged Youth, Intellectual Development, Intelligence, Intelligence Differences
Lewis, Lionel S. – Coll Univ, 1969
Descriptors: Anti Intellectualism, Courses, Higher Education, Intellectual Development
Sylwester, Robert – Instr, 1969
Descriptors: Child Development, Educational Theories, Elementary Education, Intellectual Development
Piwowar, Deanna; King, Ethel M. – Elem Engl, 1969
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Intellectual Development, Language Acquisition, Language Research
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Stauffer, Russell G. – Reading Teacher, 1969
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Intellectual Development, Language Experience Approach, Psychological Characteristics
Senn, Milton J. E. – Children, 1969
Condensed from the first Evangeline Burgess Memorial Lecture presented at Pacific Oaks College and Children's School, Pasadena, Calif., April 3, 1968.
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Educational Objectives, Intellectual Development, Preschool Education
Cohen, Patricia; And Others – 1979
Fifteen behavioral indices derived from information gathered by the National Center for Health Statistics Health Examination Surveys Cycle II (with a sample of 7,119 six to eleven year old children) and III (with a sample of 6,768 twelve to seventeen year old children) were investigated for differences related to the age of the mother of the…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Age, Behavior Development, Disabilities
MCGUIRE, CARSON; ROWLAND, TOM – 1966
THE CONTRIBUTION MADE BY PIAGET TO KNOWLEDGE OF THE DEVELOPMENT OF CHILDREN IS SUMMARIZED. PIAGET'S INFLUENCE ON BERLYNE AND OTHER PSYCHOLOGISTS, THE RESEARCH METHODS USED BY PIAGET, AND THE CONCEPTS HE FORMULATED ARE BRIEFLY DESCRIBED. THE GOAL OF HIS RESEARCH CONDUCTED AT GENEVA IS IDENTIFIED AS THE DISCOVERY OF THE SUCCESSIVE STAGES IN THE…
Descriptors: Child Development, Child Psychology, Concept Formation, Intellectual Development
FURTH, HANS G. – 1966
BASED ON EXPERIMENTATION EXAMINING THE THINKING CAPACITIES OF DEAF CHILDREN, THIS PAPER REPORTS FINDINGS ABOUT THE RELATIONSHIP OF ABILITY TO LINGUISTIC EXPERIENCE. PERFORMANCE OF DEAF CHILDREN ON TASKS INVOLVING CONCEPT FORMATION AND LOGICAL THINKING WAS FOUND TO BE COMPARABLE TO THAT OF MATCHED HEARING SUBJECTS WHEN VERBALIZATION WAS NOT…
Descriptors: Children, Cognitive Processes, Deafness, Disadvantaged
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