This is the last in a series of studies of experimenter and student supplied cognitive strategies for acquisition and retention of concepts in science. A lesson in electrochemistry was used as the subject matter with 96 undergraduate college students. A verbal multiple choice test and a graphic recognition test were used to measure retention.…

This study examined the effect on junior high school students of film-mediated, intensive instruction in either observing details or in generating hypotheses on basic problem solving skills; the study stemmed from teachers' indications that lack of sophistication in these areas has led to more structured activities. One hundred and twenty randomly…

This analysis of the structure of children's narratives deals with material gathered from 96 children, aged 3 1/2 to 9 1/2 years, in conversations about events in which they were personally involved. Elements of the narratives and the structural relationship of these elements are examined. Three elements are discerned: (1) chronological…

The literature related to affective development in preschool children is reviewed, and suggestions for enhancing cognitive skills through affective activities are given. Considered are the rationale for early intervention, problems in affective development, parent involvement, and the benefits of early stimulation. Suggestions for enhancing…

Using a sample of 77 10th grade boys, the researchers studied the relationships between the mental abilities measured by the Differential Aptitude Tests and cerebral dominance (CD: the extent to which one hemisphere of the brain dominates the other for control of behavior). The surprise finding was that CD was negatively related to spatial…

By helping to produce a monthly school newsletter, senior-age trainable retarded students' cognitive, language and social skills are enhanced. (CL)

Solidly based experimental and experiential evidence indicates that play can serve as a powerful support and energizer in the early childhood education curriculum. (CS)

An analysis is provided of the effects of poverty on child development and later intellectual competence, in terms of goal seeking and problem solving, use of language, and patterns of social reciprocity. Implications are charted for public policy and for the conduct of early childhood education. (EH)

Reflections on psychological perspectives of aging are focused around issues of biological changes and mental functioning, genetic factors in aging, psychological changes with aging, individual differences in mental functioning and the intellectual decline of the aged. (EH)

This paper is based on an ethno-semantic study of the development, use, and intersection of the adult and child activity domains of work and play. The author draws from Piaget's genetic epistemology and uses Gearing's ethnographic approach presented in SO 504 073. Availability information is given in SO 504 073. (Author/RM)

Presents a review of some of the past and present research findings pertaining to English nursery education. Some directions for future research are suggested. (GO)

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