BACKGROUND Exposure to mathematical pattern tasks is often deemed important for developing children's algebraic thinking skills. Yet, there is a dearth of evidence on the cognitive underpinnings of pattern tasks and how early competencies on these tasks are related to later development. AIMS We examined the domain-specific and domain-general determinants of performances on pattern tasks by us...

The non-nomadic lifestyle of settled-out migrant children was felt to be more conducive to positive academic achievement than that of their still mobile peers. Thus, an academic comparison between these two types of migrant school children was suggested and undertaken. The three-part working hypothesis of this study was that settled-out migrant school children will be found to: 1. academically ...

BACKGROUND Physical activity is a key component of exploration and development. Poor motor proficiency, by limiting participation in physical and social activities, can therefore contribute to poor psychological and social development. The current study examined the correlates of motor performance in a setting where no locally validated measures of motor skills previously existed. The developme...

Determination of this research article was to scrutinize the attainments of the students at elementary level when taught by deductive and inductive methods of teaching mathematics at elementary level. A thirty students sample was taken from six Government elementary schools and divided them into two groups, one was experimental and the second was control group. There is no significant differenc...

A medical school general pathology course has been reformatted into a K-12 general pathology course. This new course has been implemented at a series of 7 to 12 grade levels and the student outcomes compared. Typically, topics covered mirrored those in a medical school general pathology course serving as an introduction to the mechanisms of diseases. Assessment of student performance was based ...

background: lead still remains an important problem for poor, inner-city, ethnic minority children, with a particular emphasis on lead paint and dust. in egypt, there is no national survey about the prevalence of elevated blood lead level among children. objective: to assess the environmental lead level as well as to determine blood lead level among primary school children and find out its rela...