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Download full textSchoen, Harold L.; And Others – 1987
The estimation processes used by fifth through eighth grade students as they responded to computational estimation test items were examined. Interview-based process descriptions were cross-validated using large group test data from an open-ended test and a multiple choice test. Five question formats were used to test different estimation…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Cognitive Processes, Cognitive Structures, Cognitive Style
Gray, Rosemarie – 1985
This review of research, part of the Illinois State Board of Education's Early Childhood Education Policy Study, focuses on issues related to potential state funding for full-day kindergarten and changes in the age at which children enter kindergarten. Specifically addressed are the following issues: (1) a review of the legislative background on…
Descriptors: Admission Criteria, Age Differences, Age Grade Placement, Birth Order
Smith, Lewis H.; Rungeling, Brian – 1973
In an effort to present a descriptive verbal picture of white nonmetropolitan poverty in the Mid-South and to identify those factors contributing to white rural poverty, 1970 census figures were analyzed in conjunction with survey results derived from responses to an 83-item questionnaire made by a random sample of 106 poverty families living in…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Age Differences, Attitudes, Blacks
Moore, Melvin G. – 1978
This paper describes a study of the classroom behavior patterns of 79 reflective and impulsive elementary school children in each of three contextual settings: individual setting (independent, unsupervised seat work); large group setting (15 or more students instructed by the teacher or another adult); and small group setting (similar to large…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Attention Control, Behavior Patterns, Behavioral Science Research
Erb, Thomas Owen – 1981
The study described is part of a larger project, Career Oriented Modules to Explore Topics in Science (COMETS), designed to integrate career education into the science curriculum. This study aimed to determine the attitudes of male and female students aged 10-16 toward scientists, science, women in science, careers in technical fields, and careers…
Descriptors: Adolescent Development, Age Differences, Career Awareness, Career Education
Swiggett, Betty M. – 1979
A study was conducted to (1) examine the relation of syntactic complexity to mode of discourse in the writing of eighth and twelfth grade students; (2) determine to what extent variations observed were related to grade level, socioeconomic status, and race; and (3) determine to what extent the syntactic complexity achieved on a rewriting task…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Comparative Analysis, Creative Writing, Developmental Stages
Jaynes, William E.; And Others – 1981
Alumni attitudes concerning their college experience, present work, and present recreational activities were analyzed in relation to the time in college, using a semantic differential format. Four items were used for each type of rating, one evaluative, another activity-oriented, and two potency oriented. The evaluation dimension concerns the…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Alumni, College Attendance, College Environment
Parks, Dennis R. – 1981
In recent years, the median age of the college student has shifted dramatically upward so that higher education now serves a more age-diversified population. This phenomenon has vast implications for both student affairs professionals and faculty who are involved in counseling and advising students. College counselors must redefine their roles and…
Descriptors: Adult Development, Adult Students, Adults, Age Differences
Busbee, Cyril B. – 1978
The results and methodology of the South Carolina 1977-78 statewide spring testing program for grades 3, 6, and 11 are presented and discussed. The discussion of the results focuses on a comparison of the 1978 results to national norms, a comparison of 1978 to 1977 results, a performance comparison across grade levels, and a comparison of skill…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Tests, Age Differences, Basic Skills
New York City Dept. of Health, NY. – 1979
This paper describes a longitudinal comparative study of group and family day care for infants in New York City. Approximately 400 infants from low income, predominantly Black or Hispanic families enrolled in publicly or privately funded, community-sponsored day care programs participated in the study from the time they entered the programs…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Comparative Analysis, Day Care, Day Care Centers
Benninga, Jacques S.; And Others – 1980
This study examines the relationship between several teacher attitudes and students' perceptions of the teaching milieu. To assess these relationships, measures of teachers' attitudes, teachers' perceptions of their own teaching and children's evaluations of the instruction were used. Five instruments were used to measure the attitudes of 42…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Attitude Measures, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students
ANDERSON, ROBERT C.; RIEGER, JON H. – 1968
IN A 1965 SURVEY OF FIVE COUNTIES IN THE GRAND TRAVERSE BAY REGION OF MICHIGAN, DATA ON INFORMATION SOURCES AND NEEDS WERE OBTAINED FROM A TWO PERCENT SAMPLE OF HOUSEHOLDS. ADULT SUBJECTS WERE ASKED TO IDENTIFY TOPICS OF IMPORTANCE IN EVERYDAY LIFE ON WHICH IT WAS "PARTICULARLY DIFFICULT TO FIND USEFUL AND RELIABLE INFORMATION," AND…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adults, Age Differences, Analysis of Variance
Katz, Phyllis A. – 1979
This study was designed to assess the relative importance of various factors influencing children's sex role orientations. A measure of sex role flexibility developed for this study and a self concept questionnaire were administered to 376 children in kindergarten and third grade. The children's parents were interviewed about sex role attitudes…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students, Fathers
Uzgiris, Ina C. – 1977
This paper describes seven interrelated studies concerned with children's understanding of sequential actions and with the effects of observing a model on this understanding. A total of 546 elementary and secondary school students served as subjects for the studies. The tasks for all of the studies involved deriving the pattern for a sequence from…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Cognitive Development, Cognitive Processes, Difficulty Level
Jantz, Richard K.; And Others – 1976
The Children's Attitudes Toward the Elderly (CATE) is designed to assess the attitudes of children, ages 3 to 11, towards the elderly through analysis of the affective, behavioral, and knowledge components of attitudes. To achieve a balanced sample of test items for each domain, four measurement techniques are used: open-ended questions; semantic…
Descriptors: Affective Behavior, Affective Measures, Age, Age Differences
