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Peer reviewedWoodfin, Mary Jo – Educational and Psychological Measurement, 1972
Initial standing in language, reading, intelligence, socioeconomic status, and sex differences did not predict writing ability of third grade children any more accurately for structured than for nonstructured teaching methods, although children who did not spell or read as well as others were able to produce more volume in their writing when…
Descriptors: Intelligence Differences, Intermode Differences, Predictor Variables, Sex Differences
Peer reviewedReid, Margaret I. – Educational Research, 1972
Around one-third of pupils in British schools take no part in extra-curricular activities. This article looks at the adequacy of extra-curricular provision from the pupil's viewpoint. (Author/MB)
Descriptors: Data Analysis, Extracurricular Activities, Intelligence Differences, Program Evaluation
Pierce-Jones, John; And Others – 1967
This pretest report on the National Head Start Evaluation Project gives data on ethnicity and ages of children enrolled in four Head Start centers in Oklahoma, New Mexico, and Arizona, and describes the present status of evaluation at these centers. Completed pretests, proposed evaluation instruments, and available pretest data are presented.…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Comparative Testing, Early Childhood Education, Intelligence Differences
Download full textScanlon, James – 1973
This report summarizes the results of the administration of the vocabulary and Block Design subtests of the WISC to a national probability sample of noninstitutionalized youths 12 through 17 years of age. Information is presented on the derivation of percentile equivalents, normalized scale scores, and a short-form estimate of Face Scale Scores.…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Analysis of Variance, Intellectual Development, Intelligence Differences
Peer reviewedKing, Ethel M.; Friesen, Doris T. – Alberta Journal of Educational Research, 1972
Early readers came from higher socio-economic levels and smaller families, their mothers had more education, they spent more time in sedentary activities, and they received a variety of kinds of help. (Authors)
Descriptors: Early Experience, Early Reading, Family Characteristics, Intelligence Differences
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
PDF pending restorationMiller, 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
