In a series of exploratory studies to develop instruments for measuring field dependence in young children, 312 Japanese middle class children, ages 5 to 6, served as Ss. (Author)

Piaget and Inhelder, in The Child's Conception of Space (1956), described the coordination of viewpoints (CV) spatial operation as one of the prerequisites to the development of the rotation and development (RD) spatial operation. This study investigated this developmental dependency notion and also evaluated the effects of age and sex on the…

Piaget's and Kohlberg's interview and scoring methods for assessing moral judgment in children were empirically compared. Based on cognitive development and social learning theories, six hypotheses were tested on 139 elementary school children. After being interviewed, the children participated in a moral conduct task. Multiple linear regressions…

This report, a small segment of Project TALENT, concerns the growth in abilities and achievement of high school students, their schools, and the test battery administered. The population was 7,500 students in grade 12 from 100 public high schools. The findings are derived from analyses of the relationships between the standing of students in grade…

Relationships between residential mobility and short and long-term academic achievement, and cognitive development were examined considering inter- and intra-community moves at different developmental periods for 382 adolescents (168 boys, 214 girls). One-way ANOVAS by sex with academic development measures as dependent variables, mobility indices…

Results of several studies of cognitive and cultural correlates and determinants of early IE development are discussed, and some implications of the findings are pointed out. In studies of correlations between IE and intelligence test scores, results show that the scores increase regularly with age, from age 4 through 8, and there are fairly…

Conservation performance during childhood to portions of the life span beyond adolescence is examined, with existing data replicated on subjects ranging from the preschool to middle-childhood years. Age differences in performance are studied for the typical Piagetian paired-stimulus equivalence conservation of number, substance, weight, and volume…

Characterizes gap between potential of computers in education and their performance in classrooms; documents differential participation of males and females in computer experiences and discusses contributory factors; describes two studies of how males and females respond to computer learning environments; and suggests actions to foster equitable…