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Dotson, Charles O. – 1973
This research study determined the relative importance of various basic motor ability traits possessed by the learner in the process of acquiring neuromuscular skills. Fifty-two university students practiced two novel skills (ball toss and fli-back paddle ball) 5 days per week for 2 weeks. Prior to beginning practice, each subject was measured on…
Descriptors: Athletics, Motor Reactions, Physical Characteristics, Physical Development
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Roberts, Mark; And Others – Journal of Genetic Psychology, 1978
Reports on a strategy of continuous measurement of the frequency of the same infant behavior over time, which was applied to measuring infant development in the prone position, namely, chin lifting, chest lifting, and a creeping response. (BD/BR)
Descriptors: Behavior Development, Infant Behavior, Infants, Physical Development
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Loesch, Danuta; Czyzewska, Jadwiga – Journal of Mental Deficiency Research, 1978
Thirty-seven palm prints and 30 sole prints of people with 9p trisomy (a chromosomal anomaly associated with abnormal limb development) were analysed with respect to frequency distribution of loops and triradii on palms, soles, and fingertips, as well as of the total pattern types. (Author)
Descriptors: Congenital Impairments, Exceptional Child Research, Mental Retardation, Physical Characteristics
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Zimmerman, David R. – Physician and Sportsmedicine, 1987
A review of research studies suggesting that girls who exercise vigorously may experience disruptions in maturational processes suggests that carefully-monitored sports participation and training have no effect on growth and maturation. (Author/CB)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Athletics, Children, Exercise Physiology
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Malina, Robert M.; And Others – American Journal of Public Health, 1987
Changes in physical dimensions of a sample of lower socioeconomic Mexican American children, ages 6 through 17, from Brownsville, TX, were documented on the basis of surveys done in 1972 and 1983. Results suggest that these youth are similar in growth to other Mexican American youth, and confirm large proportion of relatively short but heavy…
Descriptors: Body Weight, Children, Mexican Americans, Physical Characteristics
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Freedman, David S.; And Others – American Journal of Public Health, 1987
Presents results of an assessment study of continuities in triceps skinfold thickness (TRSF) and Rohrer index (weight/height) in a biracial (black/white) cohort of 1,490 children and adolescents over an eight-year period. Reports that moderate, juvenile-onset obesity is malleable, but that the persistently obese youth is likely to become an obese…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Body Weight, Children, Obesity
Aronson, Susan S. – Child Care Information Exchange, 1987
Discusses common foot problems of young children and ways parents, child caregivers, and physicians should deal with them. Particular attention is given to care and medical treatment for flat feet, peeling feet, and "w"-sitting in young children. (Author/BB)
Descriptors: Child Development, Medical Services, Parent Role, Physical Development
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McGee, Rob; And Others – Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology, 1985
Anthropometric data collected on groups of 7-year-old New Zealand boys, identified as hyperactive-only, aggressive-hyperactive, aggressive-only and nonaggressive/nonhyperactive did not confirm the hypothesis that hyperactive-only Ss would show delayed maturation. However, hyperactive-only Ss were significantly more lean than Ss in other groups.…
Descriptors: Aggression, Body Weight, Elementary Education, Hyperactivity
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Thomas, Jerill K. – Adolescence, 1973
In this paper, the author attempted to outline a program, aimed at the middle and junior high school student, which would inform students of the extent, type and variation of physiological changes of early adolescence in order to relieve anxiety and augment self-acceptance through assurance. (Author/RK)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Child Development, Counselors, Physical Development
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Ogletree, Earl J. – Reading Improvement, 1973
Discusses the concept of bioplasmic forces--the foundation of human growth, regeneration of cells, and life energy--and the relationship between physical and mental development of the child, focusing on the theory that premature or forced learning may cause intellectual or academic retardation. (TO)
Descriptors: Child Development, Cognitive Development, Educational Theories, Learning Readiness
Mayshark, Cyrus – Tennessee Education, 1971
Academic achievement may be directly related to health status. (NQ)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Grade Point Average, Health, Males
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Feinberg, S. B.; Fisch, R. O. – Journal of Pediatrics, 1972
Descriptors: Diseases, Exceptional Child Research, Medical Evaluation, Physical Development
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Patterson, Linda – Journal of the American Dietetic Association, 1971
Descriptors: Eating Habits, Ethnic Groups, Growth Patterns, Nutrition
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Judge, C.; Chakanovskis, Johanna E. – Journal of Mental Deficiency Research, 1971
A mentally handicapped 12 year old boy with the features of Hallermann-Streiff syndrome (proportionate dwarfism, beaked nose, small mouth, dental abnormalities, severe visual handicap) is described. A review of the literature is also included. (CD)
Descriptors: Case Studies, Exceptional Child Research, Mental Retardation, Physical Development
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Chase, H. Peter; And Others – Pediatrics, 1971
Results of studies with undernourished guinea pig mothers and their offspring suggest that adequate postnatal nutrition can offset some, but not all of the brain biochemical changes resulting from fetal undernutrition. (Author/KW)
Descriptors: Biochemistry, Medical Research, Neurological Impairments, Neurology
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