Two major trends in the development of natural language concepts were found in the present study: (1) there was a clear indication that such concepts exist in a relatively fragmented form in young children; (2) young children showed a strong dependence on perceptual attributes in their definitions of concepts. (Author/CB)

Confirms a trend in an earlier study for high-contact Aboriginals to perform on classification tests at about the same level as white children in a similar environment, despite the markedly lower verbal intelligence quotient scores of Aboriginal children. (RJ)

The implications of the results of this study for theories of cross-modal performance are discussed. (Author)

For the age range tested there is a lag between the perception and production of certain facial expressions. (Authors)

Describes the five basic stages of motor development as activities in a perceptual motor program for children of normal intelligence who have learning problems. The program emphasizes the relation between sound motor development and academic achievement. (Author)

Cumulative evidence obtained from this and other studies suggests that perceptual training to attend to shape and object contours will affect representational drawing. (Authors/MB)

Phrase that provides the title for this article is rooted in one of the most common and erroneous assumptions made by persons who use pictures for instructional or enrichment purposes; that is, if you can see it before your eyes in pictorial form, the meaning has been transferred. (Author/MB)

It was shown that hierarchies change with development and that relative salience of a dimension is negatively associated with both reaction time of choice and number of errors on the identity task. (Authors)

Teachers can use the format to generate sequences of classroom activity that promote (1) recognition of an experience ( What"), (2) contemplation and analysis ( So What"), and (3) application and practice in personally relevant situations ( Now What"). The three phases correspond to three broad educational goals lists. (JB)

Cross-cultural and developmental research on the untaught mapping abilities of children aged five through ten suggests that mapping behavior is a normal process in human development, and that map learning begins long before the child encounters formal geography and cartography. (Author)

Describes a way in which ego functions may be developed to help children with a certain type of learning disorder gain a second chance through psychoeducation. (WY)