ABSTRACT
A model of the proportions of the population at various stages of cognitive development as a function of age is proposed. It is shown that a number of weaknesses in an earlier model proposed by Eckstein & Shemesh (1992a) are avoided. The new model accounts well for empirical data for the age range 13-18 years. The uses of such models in research are discussed.
Subject(s)
Child Development , Cognition , Models, Theoretical , Adolescent , Age Factors , Child , Child, Preschool , HumansABSTRACT
The relationship between preservice education students' (N = 135) attitudes towards general pedagogical principles and the quality of their classroom teaching was investigated. A weak negative relationship was obtained between students' attitudes and the assessment category 'relationships with children'. This suggests that fostering positive attitudes in preservice students towards general pedagogical principles, based on practices in themselves directly associated with enhancing pupil achievement, may result in lower quality teaching because of an adverse effect this has on pupil-teacher relationships.
