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Peer reviewedStewart, Mary Lou – Reading Horizons, 1972
Descriptors: Males, Maturation, Physical Development, Pilot Projects
Peer reviewedScheikholislam, Bagher M.; Stemfel, Robert S., Jr. – Pediatrics, 1972
The clinical and laboratory appraisal of a familial isolated growth hormone deficiency is reported. (Author)
Descriptors: Exceptional Child Research, Growth Patterns, Heredity, Medical Case Histories
Culver, Charles M.; And Others – Percept Mot Skills, 1970
Descriptors: College Students, Females, Lateral Dominance, Physical Characteristics
Oliver, James N. – J Health Phys Educ Recreation, 1970
Descriptors: Athletics, Blindness, Concept Formation, Equipment
Wear, Carl L. – Res Quart AAHPER, 1969
Descriptors: Adolescents, Body Height, Body Weight, Comparative Analysis
Stine, Oscar C.; and others – J Sch Health, 1969
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Disadvantaged, Early Admission, Health
Cooke, Paul S.; Nicoll, Charles S. – Physiologist, 1983
Summarizes recent research on hormonal control of fetal growth, presenting data obtained using a new method for studying the area. Effects of endocrine ablations and congenital deficiencies, studies of hormone/receptor levels, in-vitro techniques, hormones implicated in promoting fetal growth, problems with existing methodologies, and growth of…
Descriptors: College Science, Higher Education, Medical Research, Physical Development
Peer reviewedPollitt, Ernesto; And Others – Child Development, 1982
Reports the results of a multiple regression analysis conducted to determine, in a group of three- to six-year-old children, the magnitude of IQ variance accounted for by physical growth variables and socioeconomic status indicators. (RH)
Descriptors: Behavior Development, Comparative Analysis, Foreign Countries, Intelligence Quotient
Peer reviewedGabert, Trent E.; And Others – Perceptual and Motor Skills, 1982
Sixty six-to eight-year-olds with below-average scores on three balance tests received active, passive or no vestibular stimulation over a five-week period. Balance scores improved for all groups on one or more tests. Improvement could not be related to vestibular stimulation. (Author/RD)
Descriptors: Motor Development, Movement Education, Perceptual Motor Coordination, Physical Development
Bengtsson, Arvid – Prospects: Quarterly Review of Education, 1979
Indicates that children acquire the abilities of adults and an adult mode of life when they act out the world around them through play. Suggests that children should not be deprived of play time because it increases their cultural awareness as well as their physical development. (DB)
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Educational Assessment, Educational Objectives, Educational Practices
Peer reviewedPomerantz, Sheryl Carroll – Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 1979
Interrelationships of physical self-satisfaction, self-esteem, and identity, and their ability to predict satisfaction with an individual's social milieu were investigated. Prediction patterns yielded no differences between grades 8, 10, and 12. Self-esteem was the best predictor for males; identity and physical self-satisfaction for females.…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Age Differences, Body Image, Personality Development
Umansky, Warren; Seaton, Jane B. – Diagnostique, 1979
To assess risk status of newborns, data were collected on 776 newborns using a high risk register. Analysis of high risk characteristics revealed 261 primary risk incidents in the sample and 292 secondary risk factors. (Author/PHR)
Descriptors: Body Weight, Child Development, Clinical Diagnosis, Congenital Impairments
Peer reviewedHalfon, Siman-Tov; Bronner, Shmuel – Adolescence, 1988
Eighth graders from five Jerusalem schools participated in physical ability intervention program which involved periodic and progressive increase of physical effort of students in physical education classes. Test group improved running time and had better sport motivation than did control group. Found gender differences and influence of sexual…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Grade 8, Intervention, Junior High Schools
Peer reviewedDeal, Tami Benham – Child Study Journal, 1993
Examined preschoolers' physical activity levels during participation in an 8-week developmental movement program. Found that preschoolers maintained moderate to vigorous physical activity over a period of time. Physical activity patterns remained consistent throughout the program. Preschoolers' heart rates were significantly elevated from resting…
Descriptors: Developmental Programs, Heart Rate, Motor Development, Physical Activity Level
Vondra, Joan I.; And Others – Child Abuse and Neglect: The International Journal, 1990
The study comparing 36 preschool children and their mothers from either low income maltreating, low income comparison, or middle income comparison homes found children from maltreating backgrounds scored lower on measures of cognitive and physical competence and on ratings of motivation. These children also overrated their own physical competence…
Descriptors: Child Abuse, Cognitive Development, Family Environment, Mothers
