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Maher, Carolyn A. – 2002
This paper reports on a portion of a 14-year study of the mathematical thinking of a cohort group of students that was based on an identifiable perspective on how mathematical ideas are built. Three videotape episodes are presented so that groups of students working together can be viewed at three points in time: as fourth graders (ages 9-10) and…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Concept Formation, Curriculum Development, Elementary Secondary Education
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Kretschmer, Joseph C. – Reading Research Quarterly, 1973
Discusses a study of reading comprehension of fourth grade students by an instrument constructed by the investigator and based upon Piaget's developmental construct of intelligence. (TO)
Descriptors: Child Development, Cognitive Development, Grade 4, Intellectual Development
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Wetstone, Harriet S.; Friedlander, Bernard Z. – Child Development, 1973
The study investigated the communicative effectiveness of word order in preschoolers' comprehension of meaning using simple questions and commands in an at-home play context. (ST)
Descriptors: Communication Skills, Comprehension, Intellectual Development, Language Acquisition
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Fitzgerald, Joseph M.; And Others – Developmental Psychology, 1973
A cross-sectional, stratified random sample of 1,891 male and female adolescents (age range from 12 years 6 months to 17 years 6 months) was tested in 1970 with the Grades 9-12 form of the Primary Mental Abilities test. (Editor)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Adults, Data Analysis, Individual Characteristics
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Sassenrath, J. M.; Maddux, Robert E. – Psychology in the Schools, 1973
Descriptors: Diagnostic Tests, Disadvantaged Youth, Individual Development, Intellectual Development
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Odom, Penelope B.; And Others – American Journal of Mental Deficiency, 1973
Descriptors: Age Differences, Elementary School Students, Exceptional Child Research, Intellectual Development
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Eysenck, H. J. – Change, 1973
The author maintains that IQ is largely heredity and rejects compensatory programs as failures, suggesting other interesting avenues to close present social gaps. (Editor)
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Educational Policy, Higher Education, Intellectual Development
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Jacobs, Adelle S.; Peters, Lilyan R. – Childhood Education, 1972
An open classroom'' with an integrated day and inter-age grouping is not enough in and of itself...to assure continuity for each child....The role of the teacher is still crucial. (Authors)
Descriptors: Classroom Communication, Educational Experience, Failure, Individual Development
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Leyden, Michael B. – Science Activities, 1973
Describes two experiments on conservation of weight and volume based on Piaget's experiments. These experiments showed that some college students were unable to operate at the formal operations level. (PS)
Descriptors: College Science, College Students, Conservation (Concept), Intellectual Development
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Renner, John W.; Lawson, Anton E. – Physics Teacher, 1973
Presents the results of two Piagetian conservation tasks administered to high school students. It was found that not many were at the formal operations level. Similar evidence is presented for college students. Concludes that development of formal thought must be a focus of all teachers. (DF)
Descriptors: College Science, Educational Research, Intellectual Development, Learning
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Mallon, Elizabeth J. – American Biology Teacher, 1973
Descriptors: Abstract Reasoning, Cognitive Development, Intellectual Development, Learning Processes
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Abrams, Jules C.; Smolen, Wendy O. – Journal of Reading, 1973
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Failure, Intellectual Development, Learning Disabilities
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Freeman, N. H.; Janikoun, R. – Child Development, 1972
Intellectual realism was investigated by using as a model a cup with the defining feature (the handle) not visible, and a nondefining feature (a painted flower) visible. (Authors/MB)
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Data Analysis, Developmental Psychology, Elementary School Students
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Hammerman, Ann; Morse, Susan – Young Children, 1972
Piagetian principles are illustrated with examples from the preschool classroom; authors conclude that teachers should stand back awhile and watch the children do their own learning.'' (Author/SP)
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Discovery Learning, Intellectual Development, Learning Experience
Gallant, Thomas F. – School and Society, 1972
The term experiential education programs" is used in this article to refer to organized programs which lay a heavy claim on the value of living and doing." (Author/MB)
Descriptors: Educational Attitudes, Educational Experience, Educational Objectives, Educational Theories
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