Using the cognitive theory of Jean Piaget as a base, an overview of the conceptual development of space is presented as it occurs in sighted children to provide a framework for studying notions of space in blind children. (Author/PHR)

Presents and reviews Piaget's recent work on equilibration. (BD)

This study investigated the relationship of physical manifestations of sex hormone influence to cognitive functioning in a longitudinal sample of 106 adolescent males and 99 females (ages 13, 16, and 18 years). Analyses of the 35 males and 40 females who had all cognitive and physical data at all three ages are reported here. (Author/SB)

This study investigated the relationship between giftedness and conservation of weight based on Piaget's theory of intelligence. A total of 56 gifted and 72 nongifted children (ages 114-150 months) were tested on a series of tasks designed to measure conservation of weight. (MS)

Briefly reviews Piaget's theory of cognitive development and explains why students who are not formal operational have difficulty with chemical concepts. (MLH)

The relationships between mild hearing losses and cognitive functioning were studied for two samples of aged subjects whose hearing was within normal limits. Hearing losses at various frequency levels were correlated with performance on cognitive tests. Results reveal substantial associations between hearing losses and scores on the intellectual…

Second article of a two-part series focuses on how results of research into learning, creativity, and thinking abilities can be applied to help the individual become more creative. (SL)

Through exposure to materials of good literary quality, listening and speaking vocabularies are enriched, leading in turn to the natural development of a meaningful reading vocabulary. (MB)

Considers the controversy between Bruner "et al." (1966) and Piaget (Inhelder & Piaget, 1964) followed up by Sinclair-de-Zwart (1967) concerning the role of language in the cognitive development of children between the ages of 5 and 7. (Author/RK)

Subjects examined crowded semirealistic layouts of toy objects, or photographs of these layouts, and then tried to identify added, moved or deleted items. The main study involved 96 subjects, 24 at each of four age levels (first, third, sixth grade, and adult). (MS)

Investigates the development of politeness in speech in preschool children as it relates to their I.Q., chronological age, social adjustment, and social class and concludes that such behavior relates to their social sensitivity toward adult expectations. (MH)

Illustrates a strategic-process perspective toward reading skill development, discusses cognitive research related to early reading processes, and relates the perspective to a variety of research on the early reading period (grades one to six). (JM)

Some form of individualized teaching helps to develop the potential of pupils and provides variety in the learning experience. (JD)

Process education practices are designed to assist the learner with coping with change in his life and living with the stress of immediate change, as to develop learning processes capable of coping with continuous change. (JD)