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Warren, Elizabeth; Miller, Jodie – International Journal of Early Years Education, 2015
In the Australian context, children living in disadvantaged circumstances, whose second language is English, are one of the groups at risk of failing in mathematics. This paper explores the impact purposely developed learning activities (Representations, Oral Language and Engagement in Mathematics Learning activities) have on pupils' mathematics…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Disadvantaged Environment, Disadvantaged Youth, Educationally Disadvantaged
Reynolds, Richard J. – 1972
Piaget's notions about schema retention were examined using a sample of 384 disadvantaged four, five, and six year old children from a wide geographical area. The purpose was to examine the idea that schemas may be destroyed or modified by specific methods of interference using a retroactive inhibition model. Pictorial scenes were generated and…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Cognitive Processes, Concept Formation, Conceptual Schemes