This document discusses the role and the scope of evaluation in the mathematics classroom. The scope of mathematics objectives to be evaluated, the scope of evaluation purposes in the mathematics classroom, and the scope of evaluation procedures are noted. Specific comments are made on various procedures: observations, interviews, inventories and…

An analysis of the quantitative processes underlying conservation of quantity is presented. Models of three quantitative operators--subitizing, counting, and estimation--are derived from adult performance in quantification tasks, and some features of the operators are described. The emergence of conservation is described in terms of the…

Presented is an exploration of the behavior of 27 pre-service elementary school teachers in an elementary science methods course when solving task oriented problems. A determination of the effects of critical thinking, cognitive style, and choice of teaching level (independent variable) on problem solving efficiency (dependent variable) was also…

The growth of spatial awareness and representation was studied in children between ages five and nine. A group of thirteen tasks was administered to subjects three times with periods of approximately six months among sessions. The tasks were selected to measure understanding of projective spatial properties (straight line trajectories,…

This program initiated by the Central Cities Educational Development Center was designed to offer experiences which lay the groundwork for intellectual development and school achievement to underprivileged children two to five years of age. The Center has assumed a somewhat different composition and focus in each of the four years of its…

Reported is a study based on the assumptions that the attitude of elementary-age pupils toward the psychological object, science, affects cognitive learnings in science, that pupil's attitude toward science is affected by his teacher's attitude toward science, and that the teacher's attitude is affected by his knowledge of the subject. The study…

Reported is a study to examine the effects of instructional procedures on acquisition and retention of cognitive learnings. Two methods were compared: (1) teacher demonstration (students observed all science activities) and (2) student laboratory (individually or in small groups, helped plan and then carried out science activities). The Taxonomy…

This cross-cultural study investigated methods of using drawing to develop the cognitive abilities of disadvantaged preschool children. Five teaching methods were compared in parallel programs in Tel-Aviv, Israel and Columbus, Ohio. The Traditional Method, in which materials are supplied but are not used to emphasize cognitive development was used…

The original task of this project, the development of a preschool curriculum based on Piagetian theory, was broadened to include the development of a teacher training program supporting the curriculum. During the first year of the project the following has been accomplished: (1) a coded card file of approximately 100 curriculum-specific…

This bibliography provides listings of books, pamphlets and reprints dealing with preschool children, early childhood, early childhood education, and various aspects of child development. A list of the addresses of the publishers of the pamphlets and reprints is also provided. (KM)

The present experiment compared direct and vicarious transfer in the attainment of affirmative and relational concepts. Second and third grade children were randomly paired as model and observer. The latter observed his yoked model solve the initial two-dimensional problem before solving the intrarule transfer task himself. No differences in…

Rating scales, developed by the Southeastern Day Care Project, for evaluating the progress of children in day care centers and family day care homes are provided, together with interpretations and examples. The forms are for rating infants, two-year-olds, three-year-olds, and four- and five-year-olds. The Infant Rating Form is broken into segments…

The project report summarized here describes the interrelationships of the individually administered tests given to 820 Head Start children from three urban sites in the second year of a longitudinal study. These results are compared with those obtained in Year 1, the year prior to the students' attendance in a group program. The tests tapped…

To determine the continuing impact of Head Start experience, this follow-up study compared (1) the behavior of children who had Full Year Head Start (FYHS) experience under three different types of agencies, and (2) within each agency, where possible, the behavior of children who did not have FYHS experience. Subjects were 102 FYHS children and 39…

The purpose of this study was to test the effects of an experimental method of instruction upon the cognitive development of disadvantaged first grade children. The hypotheses formulated were: (1) there is no difference between the medians of the control and experimental groups or between the numbers of subjects in each group placing at the…