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Are sex differences in fundamental motor skills uniform throughout the entire preschool period?

PLoS ONE, 2017
The aim of this study was to assess differences in fundamental motor skills (FMS) proficiency between boys and girls of each age group, independently, across the entire preschool period.
J. Kokštejn, Martin Musálek, J. Tufano
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String Figuring young children's perspectives of quality in English early childhood education and care

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract Quality in early childhood education and care (ECEC) is a contested concept and has generally been conceptualised by inter‐related indicators such as staff qualifications, educational environment, policy or child‐to‐staff ratios. There has been a more limited emphasis on how young children might perceive and experience quality.
Nikki Fairchild, Éva Mikuska
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From similarity to conceptual—how pictophonetic Chinese characters facilitate inductive reasoning in 5–10-year-old children

Frontiers in Psychology
IntroductionInductive reasoning develops from similarity-based to category-based processes, and linguistic labels are thought to facilitate this shift, though whether they provide similarity or conceptual information remains debated.MethodsTo clarify the
Xiaoxi Wang, Na Hu, Ruimin Ma, Xiaoying Cai, Xuan Huang   +4 more
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Research on Big Data and Urban Agglomeration Development in High-Speed Railway [PDF]

E3S Web of Conferences
The introduction of high-speed railway has significantly enhanced transportation services for cities along its route, offering greater convenience to passengers and commuters.
Lei Xiaowei, Zhao Xiaoyu, Li Rongfeng, Zhao Kangli   +3 more
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Preschool Psychiatric Disorders: Homotypic and Heterotypic Continuity through Middle Childhood and Early Adolescence

Psychological Medicine, 2018
Background Many preschool-age children meet criteria for psychiatric disorders, and rates approach those observed in later childhood and adolescence.
Megan C. Finsaas, S. Bufferd, L. Dougherty, G. Carlson, D. Klein   +4 more
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Listening to Hong Kong children's perspectives through pretend play

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract Quality in early childhood education and care (ECEC) has become an increasing concern in recent years. The issue has been regularly discussed by different stakeholders. However, the rising concern regarding quality in ECEC has not seriously taken into account children's perspectives.
Suzannie K. Y. Leung
wiley   +1 more source

The effect of outdoor learning activities on the development of preschool children

, 2017
Learning ought to be supported by both in class activities and outdoor activities contributing to structuring knowledge. Outdoor activities allow children to actively participate and to learn by doing.
G. Yildirim, Güzin Özyilmaz Akamca
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Do High-Quality Kindergarten and First-Grade Classrooms Mitigate Preschool Fadeout?

Journal of Research on Educational Effectiveness, 2018
Prior research shows that short-term effects from preschool may disappear, but little research has considered which environmental conditions might sustain academic advantages from preschool into elementary school.
J. Jenkins, Tyler W. Watts, K. Magnuson, E. Gershoff, D. Clements, J. Sarama, G. Duncan   +6 more
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Beyond salaries: Teachers' experiences of navigating early years education amid economic instability in Türkiye

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract The intersection of economic conditions and early years education has long been debated, particularly where financial constraints shape educational practice and professional realities. Türkiye, characterised by high inflation and structural vulnerabilities in purchasing power parity, provides a critical context for examining how economic ...
Ebru Aydın, Şerif Yüksel
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The Preschool Confusion Assessment Method for the ICU (psCAM-ICU): Valid and Reliable Delirium Monitoring for Critically Ill Infants and Children

Critical Care Medicine, 2016
Objectives:Delirium assessments in critically ill infants and young children pose unique challenges due to evolution of cognitive and language skills.
Heidi A. B. Smith, Maalobeeka Gangopadhyay, Christina M. Goben, Natalie L. Jacobowski, M. Chestnut, S. Savage, M. Rutherford, Danica Denton, Jennifer L. Thompson, R. Chandrasekhar, M. Acton, Jessica Newman, Hannah Noori, Michelle K. Terrell, Stacey R. Williams, K. Griffith, Timothy Cooper, E. W. Ely, D. Fuchs, P. Pandharipande   +19 more
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