Few children could segment both speech and print conventionally but more could identify the number of letter groups corresponding to their own unconventional segmentation of speech. (Authors)

Children's imitation of a model's sentence structure, word content and use of present, imperfect or future tense verbs was studied in third and fourth graders. (Authors)

Analysis showed that a word problem is difficult to solve if: it is of a different type from the problem that preceded it; its solution requires a large number of different operations; its surface structure is complex; it has a large number of words; or it requires a conversion of units. (Authors)

Study showed that the conservation responses acquired through participation in a problem-solving group are enduring and generalizable. (Authors)

It is argued that the attribute-organized passage (as opposed to name-organized passage) yielded superior recall because it allowed for a hierarchically organized information retrieval scheme. (Authors/CB)

These results may indicate that high-curiosity children seek more when they read and thus are able to see small absurdities. (Authors)

Results indicate that the auditory stimulation in no way affected task performance. Author argues that great amounts of money should not be spent by either schools or parents in order to eliminate moderate amounts of noise from a child's academic environment. (Author/CB)

Purpose of the present study was to test for both forward and backward effects of inserted questions, and to determine the conditions under which each is most effective. (Authors)

Data suggested that computer instruction benefits both girls and boys, but that it is relatively more effective for boys. (Authors)

The development, initial standardization, and substantive data of the University Residence Environment Scales (URES) are presented. (Authors)

Community college groups initially had lower self-esteem and identified with lower status occupations than the university liberal arts group. Two years later, the differences in self-esteem did not exist. (Authors)