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50 Years of ERIC
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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Kieffer, Michael J. – Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology, 2012
Using nationally-representative, longitudinal data on a cohort of Spanish-speaking English language learners in the U.S., this study investigated the extent to which early oral language proficiency in Spanish and English predicts later levels and rates of growth in English reading. Latent growth models indicated that both Spanish and English…
Descriptors: Evidence, Listening Comprehension, Speech Communication, Oral Language
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Kiefer, Sarah M.; Ryan, Allison M. – Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology, 2011
Students' endorsement of different characteristics associated with social success (sincere, responsible, dominant, disingenuous behaviors, appearance/athletic characteristics) were examined at six-month intervals for four time points spanning the transition from elementary to middle school (N = 558; 53% girls, 47% boys; 56% African American, 44%…
Descriptors: African American Students, Intervals, Physical Activities, Student Attitudes
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Jaffe, Madeleine; Gullone, Eleonora; Hughes, Elizabeth K. – Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology, 2010
In recent years, emotion regulation has re-emerged in the literature as a fundamental component of psychological functioning. The present study investigated the independent and interactive roles of temperamental dispositions and perceptions of parenting behaviors in the use of emotion regulation (ER) strategies in late childhood. A sample of 293…
Descriptors: Child Rearing, Parent Child Relationship, Personality Traits, Grade 4
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Chen, Qi; Hughes, Jan N.; Liew, Jeffrey; Kwok, Oi-Man – Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology, 2010
The longitudinal relationships between two dimensions of peer relationships and subsequent academic adjustment were investigated in a sample of 543 relatively low achieving children (M = 6.57 years at Year 1, 1st grade). Latent variable SEM was used to test a four stage model positing indirect effects of peer acceptance and peer academic…
Descriptors: Reputation, Educational Practices, Peer Acceptance, Peer Relationship
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Yan, Zheng – Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology, 2009
The Internet is a highly complex and newly emerged artifact. Building upon and going beyond two previous studies [Yan, Z. (2005). Age differences in children's understanding of complexity of the Internet. Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology, 26, 385-396.; Yan, Z. (2006). What influences children's and adolescents' understanding of the…
Descriptors: Children, Adolescents, Knowledge Level, Internet
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Ou, Suh-Ru – Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology: An International Lifespan Journal, 2005
The present study investigated pathways that might explain the observed linkage between participation in early intervention programs and later educational attainment using a sample from the Chicago Longitudinal Study, an on-going investigation of low-income minority children growing up in high-poverty neighborhoods in Chicago. A review of…
Descriptors: Family Support, School Support, Outcomes of Education, Educational Objectives