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The effects of an experimental social development program on children in the middle childhood period
Author(s) -
Elardo Phyllis T.,
Caldwell Bettye M.
Publication year - 1979
Publication title -
psychology in the schools
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.738
H-Index - 75
eISSN - 1520-6807
pISSN - 0033-3085
DOI - 10.1002/1520-6807(197901)16:1<93::aid-pits2310160117>3.0.co;2-5
Subject(s) - psychology , patience , developmental psychology , period (music) , social change , intelligence quotient , social psychology , cognition , physics , neuroscience , acoustics , economics , economic growth
The purpose of the study was to examine the effects of a social development program on role‐taking, problem‐solving skills, and classroom adjustment in 9‐ and 10‐year‐old children. The subjects in the study were 68 children (34 matched pairs); the 34 experimental children were matched on the basis of sex, race, age, and group IQ scores with students in the control group. The results indicated that the children in the experimental group gained in respect for others, ability to generate alternatives to problem situations, creative expression, patience, and self‐reliance.