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Peer reviewedRichmond, Bert O.; Millar, Garnet W. – Psychology in the Schools, 1984
Administered the What I Think and Feel test to 224 fifth- and sixth-grade children in the United States, Canada, and Mexico. All children expressed similar levels of anxiety, and there were no significant differences attributable to national, grade, or sex differences. (JAC)
Descriptors: Anxiety, Cross Cultural Studies, Cultural Differences, Elementary School Students
Peer reviewedSolano-Flores, Guillermo – Educational and Psychological Measurement, 1993
Studied the ability of logical test design (LTD) to predict student performance in reading Roman numerals for 211 sixth graders in Mexico City tested on Roman numeral items varying on LTD-related and non-LTD-related variables. The LTD-related variable item iterativity was found to be the best predictor of item difficulty. (SLD)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Algorithms, Difficulty Level, Elementary School Students
Download full textHinke, Katherine Haas; And Others – 1997
This study investigated gender, developmental, and cross-cultural differences in the moral reasoning of 97 middle- and upper-middle class fourth and sixth graders in Mexico and the United States. A seven-item questionnaire from the Comprehension Subsections of the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children (Revised and III) dealing with moral…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Cross Cultural Studies, Cultural Differences, Cultural Influences
Peer reviewedSutherland, Rosamund; Rojano, Teresa – Journal of Mathematical Behavior, 1993
This longitudinal study investigated the ways in which two groups of eight students used spreadsheets to represent and solve algebra problems and related this to their previous arithmetical experiences and evolving use of symbolic language. The spreadsheet environment supported students to move from specific to general thinking. Includes story…
Descriptors: Algebra, Case Studies, Computer Uses in Education, Concept Formation
