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Kaufman, Barry A. – 1975
This critique of three Piaget-based curricula presents the argument that it is essential for early childhood educators to distinguish between the actual contributions of Piaget in regard to specific epistemological questions and the way these contributions have been reinterpreted to provide a basis for early childhood curriculum reform. The…
Descriptors: Behavioral Objectives, Child Development, Cognitive Development, Cognitive Processes
North, Robert D.; And Others – 1969
The objectives of the Pre-Kindergarten Program were to give children in poverty areas of New York City opportunities for intellectual growth that would improve their later classroom performance, help them attain a positive self-image and a sound attitude toward learning, increase parental interest in their children's school progress and improve…
Descriptors: Black Youth, Compensatory Education, Evaluation Methods, Followup Studies
Klein, Edward B.; Gould, Laurence J. – 1970
The Yale Summer High School (YSHS) is an experimental program addressed to the development of high-potential, underachieving students from disadvantaged backgrounds. To evaluate the long-term effectiveness of the intervention, an experimental design including random selection of samples, two control groups (one matched for a test of…
Descriptors: Background, College Attendance, Compensatory Education, Control Groups
Sunderlin, Sylvia, Ed.; Wills, Brooke, Ed. – 1969
A consideration of nutrition and intellectual growth opens with a glossary of 12 terms and two reports on hunger in America, one by J.L. Frost and B.L. Payne, the other by the Citizens' Board of Inquiry into Hunger and Malnutrition. Included are articles on nutrition and intellectual development in children, by M. Winick; maternal diet, growth,…
Descriptors: Biochemistry, Child Development, Dietetics, Disadvantaged Youth
Woodby, Lauren G. – OE Bulletin, 1965
Reported is a 1964 conference devoted to the problem of the low achiever in mathematics. Part I of the document presents five position papers concerned with motivation, Piaget's views on children's intellectual development, inplications of psychological research, the responsibility of school administrators, and business and industry cooperation…
Descriptors: Administrator Responsibility, Concept Formation, Elementary School Mathematics, Grade 7
Benson, Gerald P.; Kuipers, Judith L. – 1974
This study investigated the association between personality traits and the intellectual performance of Head Start children. A total of 90 economically disadvantaged Anglo and Mexican American Children from six Head Start classrooms were administered the Preschool Inventory (PSI) to obtain a measure of intellectual development. Each child was also…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Anglo Americans, Behavior Patterns, Behavior Rating Scales
Robinson, W. P., Ed. – 1974
This report by the Schools Council Project in England examines questions and responses of children aged 8-16, and in particular, the role that curiosity and questions can play in learning. Chapter 1 compares comments of various government-sponsored reports. The second chapter reviews ideas and evidence about both curiosity and questions and the…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Behavior Patterns, Behavioral Science Research, Children
Coyle, Dorothy Raymond – 1974
This research paper is an evaluation of the Dallas County Child Care Council's program and materials for training day care staff. Thirty-five white, middle-class 3-year-old children and their teachers participated in the study. The children were enrolled in two separate day care centers which served as control and experimental environments. The…
Descriptors: Day Care, Early Childhood Education, Educational Environment, Educational Research
Archambo, Judith P.; Briscoe, May E. – 1970
The 1968-69 evaluation of Kentucky's Rural Child Care Project had 5 major objectives: to assess the relationship between a child's attendance in a Child Development Center and his subsequent intellectual performance and academic achievement in elementary school; to evaluate the impact of changes in the Child Development Program itself on…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Child Development, Curriculum Development, Family Involvement
Morreau, Lanny E., Ed. – 1972
A summary of the input of seven professionals to the planning and development of a parent-training program, "Teaching Your Child", is presented in this report. The articles included are written as applied demonstrations of decision rules to be incorporated into programs for helping parents stimulate their children intellectually. A brief…
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Cognitive Development, Educational Programs, Educational Television
Strasheim, Lorraine A. – 1972
This address examines the personal experiences and attitudes of a language teacher during the 1960's, exploring the then commonly held notions of "creativity" with a view toward stimulating professional reappraisal of the term and its pedagogical implications. The author suggests that the notion of the teacher "guiding creativity" must yield to a…
Descriptors: Creative Development, Creative Teaching, Creativity, Educational Objectives
Williamsport Area School District, PA. – 1972
This curriculum guide is designed to help teachers plan a course of individualized instruction in language arts skills for seventh and eighth grade below-average learners. The guide includes a list of teacher objectives, a list of student objectives, a description of three diagnostic tests in reading and listening skills, and some examples of…
Descriptors: Comprehension, Curriculum Guides, Dramatics, English
Bower, Eli M., Ed. – 1971
A reassessment of schools and education in general from the standpoint of the orthopsychiatrist, this volume attempts to answer a wide variety of questions such as: What does society expect from its educational institutions? What exactly is the educational experience and do we really mean to provide it for children? How can the schools best deal…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Cognitive Development, Compensatory Education, Curriculum Development
Landau, Elliott D., Ed.; And Others – 1972
This volume is an attempt to provide literature that will enhance through vicarious experience and emotional involvement the adult's understanding of the principles of child development. The selections are organized into categories and cross-indexed with most of the standard texts in child development and psychology. It is divided into ten major…
Descriptors: Adults, Bibliotherapy, Books, Child Development
Sepulveda, Betty R. – 1969
This paper examines the factors within the environments of the classroom that contribute to intellectual retardation among the disadvantaged. To pinpoint the factors involved, educators must consider (1) the language barrier, (2) how it is formed, (3) at what level is it retarding the pupil, (4) What educational approaches are needed to meet the…
Descriptors: Black Dialects, Disadvantaged, Disadvantaged Youth, Educational Retardation
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