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Callanan, Maureen A.; Akhtar, Nameera; Sussman, Lisa – First Language, 2014
Despite the common intuition that labeling may be the best way to teach a new word to a child, systematic testing is needed of the prediction that children learn words better from labeling utterances than from directive utterances. Two experiments compared toddlers' label learning in the context of hearing words used in directive versus labeling…
Descriptors: Toddlers, Language Acquisition, Vocabulary Development, Naming
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Tzur, Ron; Johnson, Heather L.; McClintock, Evan; Kenney, Rachael H.; Xin, Yan P.; Si, Luo; Woordward, Jerry; Hord, Casey; Jin, Xianyan – PNA, 2013
We present a synthesis of findings from constructivist teaching experiments regarding six schemes children construct for reasoning multiplicatively and tasks to promote them. We provide a task-generating platform game, depictions of each scheme, and supporting tasks. Tasks must be distinguished from children's thinking, and learning situations…
Descriptors: Multiplication, Constructivism (Learning), Child Development, Educational Experiments
Nat Sch, 1969
Descriptors: Behavior Development, Behavior Standards, Child Development, Early Childhood Education
FOURACRE, MAURICE H.; AND OTHERS – 1962
AN EXPERIMENTAL PROGRAM FOR EDUCABLE RETARDATES, AGES 4 TO 6 YEARS, WAS CONDUCTED TO STUDY THE EFFECTS OF PLANNED GROUP PARTICIPATION UPON INDIVIDUAL ADJUSTMENT, STRUCTURED TRAINING PROGRAMS UPON INDIVIDUAL LEARNING, THE PRECEDING TWO ACTIVITIES UPON LATER SCHOOL ADJUSTMENTS AND LEARNINGS, AND PARENTAL ATTITUDES UPON OVERALL CHILD DEVELOPMENT. THE…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Gains, Child Development, Curriculum Development