Uses and explains the Piagetian model to provide a conceptual framework for a discussion of intellectual growth in relation to science education and points out inadequacies of the model. (PEB)

This issue, devoted to early childhood education, including day-care centers and kindergartens, contains an historical review, a statement on the current controversy over the status of sixth graders as preschoolers and several articles from two child psychologists on child development. (JH)

The hypothesized central role of cognitive development in resolving moral dilemmas was examined in sixth grade and college-age females. Results indicated that sophisticated cognitive operations are a prerequisite to advanced moral judgments. (ST)

Through longitudinal studies of 200 children being reared in alternative family styles or in traditional two-parent families, researchers investigated family values and the way they are transmitted through child-rearing practices. (CS)

The first part of this publication is a study of students' math skills and logical abilities and their success in an introductory college chemistry course. A 29-item instrument was developed and administered to 343 students. Test scores for students who received either A or B in the course were compared with scores for those who received either D…

This is the last in a series of studies of experimenter and student supplied cognitive strategies for acquisition and retention of concepts in science. A lesson in electrochemistry was used as the subject matter with 96 undergraduate college students. A verbal multiple choice test and a graphic recognition test were used to measure retention.…

This study examined the effect on junior high school students of film-mediated, intensive instruction in either observing details or in generating hypotheses on basic problem solving skills; the study stemmed from teachers' indications that lack of sophistication in these areas has led to more structured activities. One hundred and twenty randomly…

This analysis of the structure of children's narratives deals with material gathered from 96 children, aged 3 1/2 to 9 1/2 years, in conversations about events in which they were personally involved. Elements of the narratives and the structural relationship of these elements are examined. Three elements are discerned: (1) chronological…

The literature related to affective development in preschool children is reviewed, and suggestions for enhancing cognitive skills through affective activities are given. Considered are the rationale for early intervention, problems in affective development, parent involvement, and the benefits of early stimulation. Suggestions for enhancing…

Using a sample of 77 10th grade boys, the researchers studied the relationships between the mental abilities measured by the Differential Aptitude Tests and cerebral dominance (CD: the extent to which one hemisphere of the brain dominates the other for control of behavior). The surprise finding was that CD was negatively related to spatial…

By helping to produce a monthly school newsletter, senior-age trainable retarded students' cognitive, language and social skills are enhanced. (CL)

Solidly based experimental and experiential evidence indicates that play can serve as a powerful support and energizer in the early childhood education curriculum. (CS)