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Use of Missing Data Methods in Longitudinal Studies: The Persistence of Bad Practices in Developmental Psychology
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Jelicic, Helena; Phelps, Erin; Lerner, Richard M. – Developmental Psychology, 2009
Developmental science rests on describing, explaining, and optimizing intraindividual changes and, hence, empirically requires longitudinal research. Problems of missing data arise in most longitudinal studies, thus creating challenges for interpreting the substance and structure of intraindividual change. Using a sample of reports of longitudinal…
Descriptors: Statistical Analysis, Data Collection, Developmental Psychology, Longitudinal Studies
Inhelder and Piaget's Pendulum Problem: Teaching Preadolescents to Act as Scientists
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Siegler, Robert S.; And Others – Developmental Psychology, 1973
Ten- and 11-year-old boys and girls were taught to solve Inhelder and Piaget's pendulum problem and the results of the experiment replicated their expectation that unaided 10- and 11-year-olds do not often solve the pendulum problem. (Editor/RK)
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Data Collection, Elementary School Students, Experiments
Mothers' Reports of Behavior of Ten-Year-Olds: Relationships with Sex, Ethnicity, and Mother's Education
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Tuddenham, Read S.; And Others – Developmental Psychology, 1974
Reports responses to a 100-item behavior inventory from white, black, Oriental, and Chicano mothers, constituting a nonclinc sample of over 3,000 children, aged 9 to 11 years. Comparisons with seven other American and British studies show agreement in problem prevalence. Data tables are included. (Author/ED)
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Comparative Analysis, Cultural Differences, Data Collection