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Direct linkLeman, Patrick J.; Skipper, Yvonne; Watling, Dawn; Rutland, Adam – Child Development, 2016
Three hundred and forty-one children (M[subscript age] = 9,0 years) engaged in a series of science tasks in collaborative, same-sex pairs or did not interact. All children who collaborated on the science tasks advanced in basic-level understanding of the relevant task (motion down an incline). However, only boys advanced in their conceptual…
Descriptors: Child Development, Gender Differences, Science Activities, Task Analysis
Peer reviewedBarrett, Susan E.; And Others – Child Development, 1993
Two experiments examined the role first, third, and fourth graders' intuitive theories about a subject played in their concept formation about the subject. Found that elementary school children can use theories to link together specific features associated with individual concepts. (MDM)
Descriptors: Childhood Attitudes, Cognitive Development, Concept Formation, Correlation
Laski, Elida V.; Siegler, Robert S. – Child Development, 2007
This study examined the generality of the logarithmic to linear transition in children's representations of numerical magnitudes and the role of subjective categorization of numbers in the acquisition of more advanced understanding. Experiment 1 (49 girls and 41 boys, ages 5-8 years) suggested parallel transitions from kindergarten to second grade…
Descriptors: Females, Individual Differences, Classification, Elementary Education
Peer reviewedKing, Michael – Child Development, 1971
Ability to distinguish intention from accident and understanding of unconscious intention were examined in preschool, kindergarten, and third-grade-age children. (Author)
Descriptors: Child Development, Cognitive Ability, Concept Formation, Correlation
