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Heritability in Syntactic Development: A Critique of Munsinger and Douglass
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Fahey, Virginia K.; And Others – Child Development, 1978
This critique points out weaknesses regarding the test measures used by Munsinger and Douglass and questions the validity of these measures for the ages of the children used in their study. (JMB)
Descriptors: Data Analysis, Language Acquisition, Nature Nurture Controversy, Research Design
A Reply to Fahey, Kamitomo, and Cornell
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Munsinger, Harry – Child Development, 1978
Descriptors: Data Analysis, Language Acquisition, Nature Nurture Controversy, Research Design
Validity of Self-Report Measures of Girls' Pubertal Status.
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Brooks-Gunn, J.; And Others – Child Development, 1987
Three self-report methods for rating secondary sexual characteristic growth were compared to physician ratings; the accuracy of self-reported height and weight was also assessed. The usefulness of the Pubertal Development Scale, Tanner ratings, and self-reported height and weight as adequate estimates of pubertal development is discussed. (PCB)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Females, Physical Characteristics, Physical Development
The Study of Early Temperament: Measurement and Conceptual Issues.
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Hubert, Nancy C.; And Others – Child Development, 1982
Reviews 26 instruments developed to assess temperament at the infant, preschool, and school-age levels, giving particular attention to instrument content, standardization samples, reliability, and validity. It is concluded that, at present, no single psychometrically adequate instrument is available. Suggestions are made for future approaches to…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Infants, Measures (Individuals), Personality