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Peer reviewedLowe, Roland C. – Journal of Genetic Psychology, 1973
Investigated developmental trends in part-whole perception. The effects of the whole on the perception of small parts was greater at the kindergarten level than at the 4th grade; and there was a change in the perception of the parts so that they came to look like the whole in shape. (DP)
Descriptors: Age Differences, Cognitive Development, Grade 9, Kindergarten Children
Peer reviewedMiller, Douglas – Journal of Genetic Psychology, 1977
It was hypothesized that Piaget's argument on behalf of the reorganization of cognitive processes would gain empirical support from a color/form, matching similar objects problem for 52 6-year-olds from a variety of socioeconomic backgrounds. (Author/MS)
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Cognitive Processes, Color, Dimensional Preference
Download full textCollins, Vikki Kendrick; And Others – 1991
This study compared the central capacity and the modularity models for explaining language processing in kindergarten children. Using a microcomputer, 19 kindergarten children completed a visual letter-matching task that required a manual response. An auditory tone was emitted by the computer in a separate trial also requiring a press. For the…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Kindergarten, Kindergarten Children, Language Processing
Peer reviewedDreyer, Albert S.; And Others – Perceptual and Motor Skills, 1971
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Cognitive Processes, Kindergarten Children, Measurement Techniques
Peer reviewedSilliphant, Virginia M. – Psychology in the Schools, 1983
Compared performance of kindergarten children (N=52) on reasoning, visual-motor integration, and verbal development to achievement scores in kindergarten, second grade, and third grade. Results showed relationships between reasoning in kindergarten and achievement on two tests in second grade, but not between kindergarten visual-motor integration…
Descriptors: Abstract Reasoning, Academic Achievement, Cognitive Development, Kindergarten Children
Lerch, Harold H.
A project conducted several years ago to develop informal mathematical learning experiences at kindergarten level is compared with the results of the work-book type (formal) program being used at that time. It is hypothesized that kindergarten pupils who study mathematical concepts in a planned, sequential, systematic, but non-workbook (informal)…
Descriptors: Child Development, Cognitive Development, Comparative Analysis, Concept Formation
Beard, Brenda; And Others – 1986
The six major sections of this notebook focus on developing the abilities of preschool and kindergarten children in the areas of large and fine motor, social, auditory, visual, language, and mathematics skills. Each section contains several activities parents can do at home in brief and enjoyable practice periods to assist children's development.…
Descriptors: Auditory Perception, Cognitive Development, Kindergarten Children, Language Acquisition
Levine, Suzanne Sosna – 1997
The Child Development Program at John Adams School in North Brunswick, New Jersey, was designed to be an immediate intervention for children with learning problems in the early elementary grades. This two-volume guide describes the work done in the program and how the program can be replicated. The first book details characteristics of the…
Descriptors: Child Development, Classroom Techniques, Cognitive Development, Developmentally Appropriate Practices
