Discusses the importance foreign language study should have in the Australian school curriculum. (CFM)

Some of the literature related to preschool mathematical experiences and their effect on the development of how the child perceives the relationships of mathematics is reviewed. (MP)

One girl's achievements in pattern-making are related with the intent of examining the way children think and the character and quality of the intellectual growth. (MP)

Suggests that logical thought and intuitive inspiration may contribute to forming pictures of the future on which to base plans and decisions. Also outlines a method for using intuition in everyday planning. Journal available from World Future Society, Post Office Box 30369, Bethesda Branch, Washington, D.C. 20014. (Author/DB)

The study assessed development of 17 malnourished and 15 adequately nourished hospitalized children (ages 6 to 24 months) and found that mean developmental quotients of each group rose to a similar extent during recovery from illness. Journal availability: see EC 113 765. (Author/PHR)

Using the cognitive theory of Jean Piaget as a base, an overview of the conceptual development of space is presented as it occurs in sighted children to provide a framework for studying notions of space in blind children. (Author/PHR)

Presents and reviews Piaget's recent work on equilibration. (BD)

This study investigated the relationship of physical manifestations of sex hormone influence to cognitive functioning in a longitudinal sample of 106 adolescent males and 99 females (ages 13, 16, and 18 years). Analyses of the 35 males and 40 females who had all cognitive and physical data at all three ages are reported here. (Author/SB)

This study investigated the relationship between giftedness and conservation of weight based on Piaget's theory of intelligence. A total of 56 gifted and 72 nongifted children (ages 114-150 months) were tested on a series of tasks designed to measure conservation of weight. (MS)

Briefly reviews Piaget's theory of cognitive development and explains why students who are not formal operational have difficulty with chemical concepts. (MLH)

The relationships between mild hearing losses and cognitive functioning were studied for two samples of aged subjects whose hearing was within normal limits. Hearing losses at various frequency levels were correlated with performance on cognitive tests. Results reveal substantial associations between hearing losses and scores on the intellectual…

Second article of a two-part series focuses on how results of research into learning, creativity, and thinking abilities can be applied to help the individual become more creative. (SL)

Through exposure to materials of good literary quality, listening and speaking vocabularies are enriched, leading in turn to the natural development of a meaningful reading vocabulary. (MB)

Considers the controversy between Bruner "et al." (1966) and Piaget (Inhelder & Piaget, 1964) followed up by Sinclair-de-Zwart (1967) concerning the role of language in the cognitive development of children between the ages of 5 and 7. (Author/RK)