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Lazar, Alfred L.; And Others – DOPHHH Journal, 1976
For availability see EC 091 173.
Descriptors: Disabilities, Exceptional Child Research, Gifted, Intelligence Differences
Landsberger, Betty H. – 1978
The position advanced in this paper is that the nature of the confrontation between the institution of school and the children who attend it is different and is experienced differently by the four sex-color groups: white girls, white boys, black girls, and black boys. Data for this study were collected from approximately 475 children at the…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Elementary School Students, Family Characteristics, Intelligence Differences
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Serpell, Robert – British Journal of Psychology, 1979
British and Zambian children were compared on their abilities to reproduce patterns, from tactile and visual presentations, by modeling, drawing, and gesturing. Age, sex, and intelligence variables were analyzed. Results suggested that cross-cultural differences in these tasks reflect differences in specific perceptual skills rather than broad…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Comparative Analysis, Cross Cultural Studies, Cultural Differences
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Morrison, James A.; Michael, William B. – Educational and Psychological Measurement, 1984
The concurrent and discriminant validity of La Prueba de Analisis Auditivo, a Spanish auditory perception test, and the validity of the perceptual deficit hypothesis and of hypotheses derived from verbal processing theory were evaluated in a sample of 114 second-grade Hispanic pupils receiving reading instruction in Spanish. (Author/BW)
Descriptors: Age Differences, Auditory Perception, Cognitive Processes, Encoding (Psychology)
Arnone, Marilyn P.; Grabowski, Barbara L. – 1993
This study investigates the effect of curiosity in first and second grade children as an individual difference variable in learning in a computer-based interactive learner control environment and discusses the implications for instructional designers and educators. The instruction was an art education lesson containing both facts and concepts. The…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Age Differences, Art Education, Computer Assisted Instruction
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Miller, Jack; Skvarcius, Rom – 1970
In 1969-70, the research department of the Children's Television Workshop (CTW) established research sites in day care centers to provide feedback to the CTW staff and to conduct a controlled study of the educational benefits derived from viewing the program "Sesame Street." A randomized sample of 200 preschool students was given an…
Descriptors: Achievement, Comparative Analysis, Early Childhood Education, Educational Research