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Maxwell, Kelly; Ritchie, Sharon; Bredekamp, Sue; Zimmerman, Tracy – FPG Child Development Institute, 2009
Four foundations for young children's development appear to underlie children's competence and predict success in school from pre-kindergarten through third grade--self-regulation, representation, memory, and attachment. If teachers united what they know about child development with quality educational practices, what would school be like for…
Descriptors: Young Children, Educational Practices, Memory, Misconceptions
LDA of Minnesota, 2007
Working memory has been called the "door to learning" (think the library) and is strongly related to performance in reading comprehension and problem-solving. Persons with strong working memory have a wide open door for acquiring all types of new information. They are able to hang on to new information, work with it, integrate it with lots of…
Descriptors: Learning Processes, Memory, Cognitive Processes, Learning Disabilities
Chronicle of Higher Education, 2004
"Chronicle of Higher Education" presents an abundant source of news and information for college and university faculty members and administrators. This July 23, 2004 issue of "Chronicle of Higher Education" includes the following articles: (1) "Waking up from the American Dream" (Abramsky, Sasha); (2) "The Well-Tempered Seminar" (Parini, Jay); (3)…
Descriptors: Higher Education, College Athletics, Foreign Countries, Memory