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Multi-Level Selective Classes for Gifted Students
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Henderson, Lesley – International Education Journal, 2007
Research was undertaken to examine the level of support and general attitudes towards multi-level selective classes for gifted students amongst the staff and parents of an independent (non-government) boys' Preparatory school, located in Adelaide, South Australia. Questionnaires were sent to all parents and staff in the Preparatory school and…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Foreign Countries, Questionnaires, Private Education
The Behaviour of Down's Syndrome Children Using the "Lock Box": A Research Note.
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Berry, P.; And Others – Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry and Allied Disciplines, 1984
A lock box for investigating preschool children's problem-solving behavior was used with 17 Down syndrome children and 17 normal children, all of whom had a mean age of 37.4 months. Small children showed greater competence, more organization, and less perseverance than those with Down syndrome. (RH)
Descriptors: Downs Syndrome, Foreign Countries, Longitudinal Studies, Mental Age
Figural Problem-Solving Processes of Children with Intellectual Disabilities: Interrogative Strategies and Solution Time Rates.
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Cole, Peter G.; Barrett, Sonya – Journal of Intellectual and Developmental Disability, 1997
An Australian comparison study of 26 children (mean age=10) with mild intellectual disabilities, 26 typical children of approximately the same mental age, and 26 children of approximately the same chronological age, found no mean differences on problem-solving abilities between the children with intellectual disabilities and children of comparable…
Descriptors: Child Development, Children, Cognitive Ability, Cognitive Development
Early Intervention, Families, and Adolescents with Down Syndrome.
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Crombie, Mary; Gunn, Pat – International Journal of Disability, Development and Education, 1998
A comparison of 33 Australian adolescents with Down syndrome who did not receive early intervention services and 41 adolescents with Down syndrome who had received early intervention services found no significant difference between the two cohorts in cognitive functioning. Socioeconomic status, mothers' education, and gender were predictors of…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Cognitive Processes, Downs Syndrome, Early Intervention