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Tzuriel, David; Kaufman, Ruth – Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology, 1999
Examined the relationship between mediated learning experience and cognitive modifiability among children who underwent cultural change. Findings from 29 Ethiopian immigrant first graders in Israel and 23 Israeli first graders show initial differences for both measures, but after brief and intensive teaching, Ethiopians narrowed the gaps. (SLD)
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Cognitive Processes, Cultural Differences, Elementary School Students