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Hallam, Philippa M.; Williams, John G. – 1987
The purpose of the study was to determine whether particular aspects of movement control influenced the performance of 2-year-old children on a standard developmental test, and thus influenced assessments of intellectual progress based on that test. Six cerebral-palsied (CP) children were compared with six children not suffering motor system…
Descriptors: Cerebral Palsy, Child Development, Difficulty Level, Early Childhood Education
Winter, Gillian; And Others – 1980
This publication reports on competitive sports played by 6 to 12 year old children in Australia. The information in this two-part report is directed toward teachers, coaches, and parents. Part I, "Modified Approaches to Junior Sport," provides discussion of aspects of physical, social, and emotional development associated with children…
Descriptors: Athletic Coaches, Athletics, Children, Competition
Cadman, Lois A.; And Others – 1977
This handbook describes the organization and implementation of a home based program for handicapped preschool children. The handbook is designed for use by teachers working with parents and is based on an exemplary program called Project PEECH (Program for Early Education of Children with Handicaps). The program emphasizes the role of parents and…
Descriptors: Academic Education, Behavior Change, Communication Skills, Curriculum Design
Rosen, Pamela, Ed. – 1973
This quarterly bulletin provides brief annotations for tests recently acquired by the Educational Testing Service Test Collection. The tests are grouped into these categories: (1) achievement, (2) aptitude, (3) personality, interests, attitudes, and opinions, (4) sensory-motor and miscellaneous. Entries of particular interest to those working with…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Annotated Bibliographies, Aptitude Tests, Bulletins
Thomas, Edward L., Comp. – 1981
Focusing on carpentry, this module is one of eight included in the Vocational Education Readiness Test (VERT). The module begins by listing the objectives of the module and describing tools and equipment needed. The remainder of the module contains sections on manipulative skills, trade vocabulary, tool identification, trade computational skills,…
Descriptors: Ability Identification, Carpentry, Competency Based Education, Computation
Stelmach, George E. – 1978
The project described here focused on obtaining basic information on the memory representation of movement stimuli. When a learner makes a simple movement and is later asked to reproduce it, what is abstracted from the first movement that allows accurate reproduction of the second. The underlying assumption of the project was that unless basic…
Descriptors: Behavioral Science Research, Cognitive Processes, Feedback, Learning Activities
AYERS, DOROTHY; AND OTHERS – 1962
OBJECTIVES ARE TO DEVELOP VISUAL AND AUDITORY DISCRIMINATION, MOTOR COORDINATION, SOCIAL ADJUSTMENTS, LANGUAGE FACILITY, FAMILIARITY WITH AND ACCEPTANCE OF CLASSROOM PROCEDURE, INTEREST IN READING, INDEPENDENT THINKING, NUMBER AWARENESS, AND APPRECIATION OF ART AND MUSIC. UNIT AREAS FOLLOW THE OUTLINE OF OBJECTIVES AND ARE TAUGHT AS PART OF THE…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Art Appreciation, Auditory Discrimination, Bibliographies
Sailor, Wayne; Mix, Bonnie Jean – 1975
The TARC (Topeka Association for Retarded Citizens) Assessment System for Retarded Children is an instrument for determining the skill level of handicapped children and for indicating where remediation should take place. It is designed to provide an educational assessment on which to base precise instructional goals for individuals or a class, and…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Behavior Rating Scales, Children, Communication Skills
Kysela, Gerard M. – 1978
This Early Education Project consisted of a home and school approach to early intervention with moderately to severely handicapped children. A home based parent training program incorporating an infant teaching/learning intervention system was combined with a school based classroom project for toddlers to provide instruction in early childhood…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Educational Programs, Family School Relationship, Handicapped Children
Goodman, Marvin; Mina, Elias – 1977
Variability in diagnostic procedures and a lack of valid and reliable measures led to the development of a comprehensive battery, which incorporated an operational definition of learning disabilities. The battery consisted of forms for observing these functions: intelligence, academic achievement, gross and fine motor control, visual perception,…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Diagnostic Tests, Educational Diagnosis, Educational Testing
Rubin, Eli Z.; And Others – 1968
To assess the effects of specialized retraining of cognitive, perceptual, and motor (CPM) deficits, a battery of tests was prepared and used with 200 behaviorally maladjusted and 200 problem-free children. The composite score indicated that 40% of the maladjusted group manifested major dysfunction whereas none of the problem-free group…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement, Adjustment (to Environment), Behavior
Kiss, Rosalia Ann – 1966
A study was made of the relative merits of recall and learning in providing older persons with a choice of activity. Data were collected on the knitting performance of 73 subjects. A form of pretest-posttest experimental design with nine subgroups was used. Subjects were grouped by age (45-65 versus 65 and over) experience with knitting (no…
Descriptors: Adult Learning, Age Differences, Analysis of Variance, Disabilities
Gallahue, David L. – 1975
This book's main objective is to help teachers and parents deal more knowledgeably and effectively with children through the medium of movement. The book has been written in such a manner that current theory, research, and practical application are merged into a workable whole. The first five chapters provide the reader with a basis of knowledge…
Descriptors: Child Development, Children, Childrens Games, Cognitive Objectives
Krantz, Murray; Sauerberg, Vilia – 1975
The bibliography contains 75 annotations of empirical studies (1958-1974) on the psychomotor training and development of young handicapped children (1-19 years old). Studies are organized in two ways: alphabetically by author, and diagrammatically according to research thrust. The research thrusts (followed by the number of studies in each area)…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Annotated Bibliographies, Behavior Change, Bibliographies
Plue, William V. – 1972
Intended as a basis for vocational curriculum development useful for educators working with educable mentally handicapped high school students, this research study of work aptitudes necessary for the educable retarded includes extensive data resulting from a 5-year investigation of unique factors important for their vocational adjustment. The…
Descriptors: Career Development, Demonstration Programs, Educational Needs, Environmental Influences
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