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50 Years of ERIC
The Education Resources Information Center (ERIC) is celebrating its 50th Birthday! First opened on May 15th, 1964 ERIC continues the long tradition of ongoing innovation and enhancement.

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A Formal Framework for Modelling the Developmental Course of Competence and Performance in the Distance, Speed, and Time Domain
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Albert, Dietrich; Kickmeier-Rust, Michael D.; Matsuda, Fumiko – Developmental Review, 2008
The developmental course in the distance-speed-time domain is still a matter of debate. Traditional stage models are contested by theories of continuous development and adaptive thinking. In the present work, we introduce a formal framework for modelling the developmental course in this domain, grounding on Competence-based Knowledge Space Theory.…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Competence, Performance, Models
Time and Identity: A Framework for Research and Theory Formation
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Lichtwarck-Aschoff, Anna; van Geert, Paul; Bosma, Harke; Kunnen, Saskia – Developmental Review, 2008
This article presents a conceptual framework for the study of identity in the context of developmental and real-time. The framework consists of two dimensions related to the notion of time. One dimension involves the distinction between short- and long-term processes, or, as we call them, the micro- and macro-perspective on time. The second…
Descriptors: Systems Approach, Cognitive Structures, Identification, Context Effect
Ten Years of Longitudinal Research on U.S. Adolescent Sexual Behavior: Developmental Correlates of Sexual Intercourse, and the Importance of Age, Gender and Ethnic Background
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Zimmer-Gembeck, Melanie J.; Helfand, Mark – Developmental Review, 2008
We integrated findings from 35 recent, longitudinal studies of the onset of heterosexual intercourse. Correlates of adolescent sexual intercourse onset, whether in early (before age 16) or middle (ages 16-18) adolescence, included living with other than two biological parents, being less monitored by parents, having more advanced physical maturity…
Descriptors: Family Structure, Parenting Styles, Correlation, Delinquency
The State of Research and Practice in Augmentative and Alternative Communication for Children with Developmental/Intellectual Disabilities
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Wilkinson, Krista M.; Hennig, Shannon – Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities Research Reviews, 2007
Augmentative and alternative communication is a compilation of methods and technology designed to supplement spoken communication for people with limited speech or language skills, including children with developmental and intellectual disabilities. The field of AAC has evolved rapidly within the last 10 years, due to a combination of empirical…
Descriptors: Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Mental Retardation, Developmental Disabilities, Language Skills