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Taylor, Lyn – Focus on Learning Problems in Mathematics, 1993
Presents background information about Vygotskian theories. Describes Vygotsky's Zone of Proximal Development (ZPD). Discusses a model of attitude development that incorporates the ZPD, meta-awareness, the components of an attitude, and factors influencing attitude development. Suggests educational implications. (45 references) (MDH)
Descriptors: Attitudes, Cognitive Development, Cognitive Structures, Cultural Influences
Peer reviewedSamuels, Mark C.; McDonald, John – Child Development, 2002
Two experiments compared 10-year-olds' and adults' ability to choose positive and negative diagnostic tests over positive and negative nondiagnostic tests. Findings indicated that both age groups were more likely to prefer positive diagnostic tests over positive nondiagnostic tests, although only adults showed a significant preference for negative…
Descriptors: Adults, Age Differences, Attitudes, Childhood Attitudes
Peer reviewedTenenbaum, Harriet R.; Leaper, Campbell – Developmental Psychology, 2002
Used meta-analysis to examine relationship of parents' gender schemas and their offspring's gender-related cognitions, with samples ranging in age from infancy through early adulthood. Found a small but meaningful effect size (r=.16) indicating a positive correlation between parent gender schema and offspring measures. Effect sizes were influenced…
Descriptors: Adult Children, Age Differences, Attitudes, Children
