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"Will I Know More in the Future than I Know Now?" Preschoolers' Judgments about Changes in General Knowledge
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Atance, Cristina M.; Caza, Julian S. – Developmental Psychology, 2018
An important aspect of perspective-taking ability is the appreciation that mental states such as beliefs, desires, and knowledge change over time. The current study focused specifically on 3-, 4-, and 5-year-olds' understanding that they will have knowledge in the future that they do not currently possess--for example, that when they are…
Descriptors: Preschool Children, Evaluative Thinking, Knowledge Level, Change
From Alternative Education to the Mainstream: Approaches in Canada and Germany to Preparing Learners to Live in a Changing World
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Sliwka, Anne; Yee, Brandy – European Journal of Education, 2015
There has been a shift in the core idea of schooling in both Germany and Canada: While schools have traditionally focused on cognitive development, they now increasingly focus on "engaged learners" and use integrated settings to support their cognitive, metacognitive and social-emotional development. In line with the theme "Learning…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Nontraditional Education, Learner Engagement, Cognitive Development
Neighborhood Poverty Impacts Children's Physical Health and Well-Being over Time: Evidence from the Early Development Instrument
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Cushon, Jennifer A.; Vu, Lan T. H.; Janzen, Bonnie L.; Muhajarine, Nazeem – Early Education and Development, 2011
Research Findings: The purpose of this study was to investigate how neighborhoods and neighborhood socioeconomic disadvantage impact school readiness over time. School readiness was measured using the Early Development Instrument (EDI) for 3 populations of kindergartners in 2001, 2003, and 2005 in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada. EDI results…
Descriptors: Neighborhoods, School Readiness, Physical Health, Children
Children's Implicit Knowledge of Harmony in Western Music
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Schellenberg, E. Glenn; Bigand, Emmanuel; Poulin-Charronnat, Benedicte; Garnier, Cecilia; Stevens, Catherine – Developmental Science, 2005
Three experiments examined children's knowledge of harmony in Western music. The children heard a series of chords followed by a final, target chord. In Experiment 1, French 6- and 11-year-olds judged whether the target was sung with the vowel /i/ or /u/. In Experiment 2, Australian 8- and 11-year-olds judged whether the target was played on a…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Children, Music, Western Civilization
Mapping the Terrain of Historical Significance.
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Seixas, Peter – Social Education, 1997
Summarizes a Canadian study that attempted to determine how a diverse group of high school students identified and understood events of historical significance. The students' responses ranged from generally objective and analytical to wildly subjective. Includes a recommended exercise for establishing students approaches to and definitions of…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Educational Background, Educational Research, Educational Theories
Spatial Stages Development in Children and Teacher Classroom Style in Geography. International Research in Geographic Education.
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Stoltman, Joseph P., Ed. – 1976
The papers and research reports in this monograph form two parts. Part I is intended to help geography educators learn more about how children conceptualize space. The validity of Piaget's views on the evolution of conceptions of territorial size among children of different countries was investigated. Reflecting a different concern for educators…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Child Development, Cognitive Development, Comparative Education