Sigel replies that Kendler's reactions to his article appear more appropriate to psychology as a field rather than to developmental psychology, in particular, since the 1970s. (Author)

Reviews continuities and discontinuities in the field of developmental psychology between 1970 and the early 1980s, limiting discussion to areas of cognition and learning. Three major theoretical trends are identified: Piagetian, behavioristic, and information-processing. The field is perceived as fragmented, and it is expected that such…

Discusses the issues relevant to the relationship between theory and practice. (Author/MB)

Proposes the use of a distancing strategy model as an approach to studying the social genesis of representational competence in children. Explains how the model describes teaching strategies that make cognitive demands on children. (HOD)

This document is an annual report for the academic year 1966-67 dealing with research of the Merrill-Palmer Institute conducted in conjunction with the Head Start Evaluation and Research Center of Michigan State University. Section one of the report consists of five research studies on learning and cognition: (1) Modification of Classificatory…

The Early Childhood Education Project (ECEP) is an experiment in the effects of educational intervention of two-year-old first-born children from impoverished black families. Twenty ECEP children were compared to a control group on the basis of a battery of pre- and post-tests after six months of intervention training. Teachers attempted to…