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Steward, Margaret S.; Steward, David S. – Monographs of the Society for Research in Child Development, 1996
Children ages 3-6 years were interviewed following a scheduled pediatric clinic visit to assess their ability to remember and report incidents of body touch. Follow-up interviews were conducted after one and six months. Results suggest that children actively and accurately process their experiences and that the quality and quantity of their…
Descriptors: Communication Skills, Court Litigation, Credibility, Interviews

McCough, Lucy S. – Monographs of the Society for Research in Child Development, 1996
Reflects upon Steward and Steward essay on improving understanding of children as witnesses. Focuses in particular on the effect on legal proceedings of a poorly conducted or highly suggestive interview. Suggests that the major problem today is whether a child's account has been contaminated by delays or through interactions with others, and…
Descriptors: Communication Skills, Court Litigation, Credibility, Interviews

Bruck, Maggie; Ceci, Stephen J. – Monographs of the Society for Research in Child Development, 1996
Examines the rationale and design of evaluations of interview protocols to be used in sexual abuse cases. Comments on the findings of Steward et al. study, in the contexts of cost-benefit analysis and ecological validity. Discusses the advantages and disadvantages of different techniques, such as enhanced interviews, anatomical dolls,…
Descriptors: Communication Skills, Court Litigation, Credibility, Interviews

Byrne, Brian; Delaland, Cara; Fielding-Barnsley, Ruth; Quain, Peter; Samuelsson, Stefan; Hoien, Torleiv; Corley, Robin; DeFries, John C.; Wadsworth, Sally; Willcutt, Erik; Olson, Richard K. – Annals of Dyslexia, 2002
Preliminary results from data on 146 Australian, 284 American, and 70 Norwegian preschool twins indicate reliable genetic influences on phonological awareness and memory and learning. Vocabulary, grammar, and morphology showed significant shared environment and negligible genetic effects. A print knowledge composite showed genetic and shared…
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Biological Influences, Cognitive Processes, Dyslexia

Leong, Frederick T. L.; And Others – Journal of Multicultural Counseling and Development, 1990
Examined cross-cultural variations in stress among Asian and Caucasian graduate students (N=204). Analyzed surveys measuring life stress, physical health complaints, and psychological health. Findings indicated some cross-cultural variations in stress and adjustment among graduate students, with Asian graduate students experiencing fewer stressful…
Descriptors: Anxiety, Cognitive Processes, Coping, Cross Cultural Studies

Cyphers, Lisa H.; And Others – Intelligence, 1989
Genetic involvement in specific verbal and spatial abilities and memory and perceptual speed was assessed using 163 adopted and 142 non-adopted 7-year-olds and their biological, adoptive, and non-adoptive parents. Results imply the existence of some genetic continuity from the early school years to adulthood for verbal and spatial abilities. (TJH)
Descriptors: Adopted Children, Biological Parents, Cognitive Ability, Early Childhood Education

Baehre, Marcia R.; Gentile, J. Ronald – Journal of Research in Education, 1991
Fifty-five eighth grade students in regular social studies classes participated in a study of the effects of the keyword mnemonic technique and distributed practice on learning social studies facts. The keyword mnemonic and distributed practice result in improved performance, and the effects are independent and cumulative. (SLD)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Classroom Techniques, Encoding (Psychology), Grade 8

Levine, Arthur – Change, 1993
Group interviews with college undergraduates revealed five social and political events that they felt had most influenced their generation: the "Challenger" shuttle explosion; the end of the Cold War; the Persian Gulf War; the Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) epidemic; and the Rodney King beating and subsequent trials. (MSE)
Descriptors: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, College Students, Communicable Diseases, Educational Change

Cohen, Rachel – Computers and Education, 1993
Describes part of a research project in France involving the second-language acquisition of young children that focuses on the use of a computer augmented with a voice synthesizer. Topics addressed include written versus spoken language; multiple sources of information; self-correction; self-esteem; memory; and speed in the learning process.…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Courseware, Foreign Countries, Information Sources

Hartley, James – British Journal of Educational Technology, 1994
Reviews research literature on the design of text for older readers. Topics include improving typographically simple layouts through the use of larger type, more readable text, clearer layouts, and summaries, headings and signals; and improving typographically complex texts such as income tax forms, diagrams, and procedural instructions. (31…
Descriptors: Advance Organizers, Aging (Individuals), Diagrams, Flow Charts

Mudkiff, Bostick; Cramer, Mary McCart – Arithmetic Teacher, 1993
Proposes the use of children's literature as a method to connect language and mathematics. Presents examples of children's books by mathematical topic and methods by which they can be employed in mathematics instruction. (31 references) (MDH)
Descriptors: Childrens Literature, Computation, Elementary Education, Language Skills

Estes-Hicks, Onita – African American Review, 1993
In its most recent phase of return and reconciliation, autobiography of the Black south demonstrates the regaining of freedom on southern soil, an act of transcendence that transforms the previous scene of oppression into a sanctuary of beloved community. Examples of autobiographical works of reconciliation are reviewed. (SLD)
Descriptors: Autobiographies, Black Community, Black Culture, Black Family
Keyser-Marcus, Lori; Briel, Lori; Sherron-Targett, Pam; Yasuda, Satoko; Johnson, Susan; Wehman, Paul – TEACHING Exceptional Children, 2002
This article explores how to identify students with traumatic brain injury (TBI), difficulties students with TBI may face in the classroom, where the best placements might be, and what teaching strategies are effective. A classroom observation checklist for students with TBI is provided, along with advice on developing instructional plans.…
Descriptors: Academic Accommodations (Disabilities), Classroom Techniques, Disability Identification, Elementary Secondary Education

Hsieh, Liang-Tsu Grace – Hong Kong Journal of Applied Linguistics, 1996
Investigated the effects of writing systems on Chinese subjects' decoding strategies in both Chinese and English. Results suggest that both writing systems and learning environment are significant factors to subjects' application of graphic, phonological, or semantic strategies in decoding Chinese and English words. (Author/VWL)
Descriptors: Chinese, Decoding (Reading), English (Second Language), Environmental Influences
Van Goozen, Stephanie H. M.; Cohen-Kettenis, Peggy T.; Snoek, Heddeke; Matthys, Walter; Swaab-Barneveld, Hanna; Van Engeland, Herman – Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 2004
Background: Deficits in executive functioning are supposed to have a predisposing influence on impulsive or aggressive behaviour. We tested the hypothesis that oppositional-defiant disorder (ODD) children with or without attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) have problems in executive functioning. Method: Seventy-seven 7- to 12-year-old…
Descriptors: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Conceptual Tempo, Inhibition, Short Term Memory