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EJ501879 PS523050
Title: Effects of Different Instructional Approaches on Young Children's Achievement and Motivation.Author(s): Stipek, Deborah; And Others
Source: Child Development, v66 n1 p209-23 Feb 1995
Publication Date: 1995
ISSN: 0009-3920
Language: English
Document Type: Journal articles (080); Reports--Research (143)
Journal Announcement: CIJAUG1995
Compared attitudes
of children in child-centered preschools and kindergartens with
those of children in didactic, highly academic programs in terms
achievement and motivation. Compared to children in child-centered
programs, children in didactic programs rated their abilities significantly
lower, had lower expectations for success on academic tasks, and
showed more dependency on adults for permission and approval. (MDM)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement; Academic Education; *Classroom
Environment; Comparative Analysis; Dependency (Personality); *Didacticism;
Early Childhood Education; *Kindergarten Children; *Preschool Children;
Self Concept; *Student Attitudes; *Student Centered Curriculum;
Student Motivation; Teaching Methods
