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Peer reviewedPressley, Michael; Bryant, Susan L. – Child Development, 1982
In order to examine the effects of interrogative strategies in promoting children's associative learning, children five and six years of age, as well as sixth-grade children, were first presented with a variety of picture-paired associates and then tested for the ability to memorize them. (MP)
Descriptors: Age Differences, Associative Learning, Children, Foreign Countries
Peer reviewedPressley, Michael; And Others – Contemporary Educational Psychology, 1980
The keyword method of foreign language learning was adapted for young children learning Spanish. Rather than constructing visual images relating to the word pair, the children generated sentences. Both second- and fifth-grade students experienced large vocabulary gains. (Author/GDC)
Descriptors: Cues, Elementary Education, FLES, Grade 2
Peer reviewedPressley, Michael – Review of Educational Research, 1979
Research is reviewed on cognitive interventions which affect children's self-control. Five types of effective manipulations are discussed: self-verbalization; external verbalization; affect manipulation; cognitive transformation; and manipulation of attention. Self-control behaviors include modification of impulsive behaviors; delay of…
Descriptors: Affective Behavior, Attention Control, Change Strategies, Cognitive Style
