Abstract
We investigated pupils' knowledge, skill and attitude relating to family living, in order to define their developmental trends. In the first survey made in December 1979, 797 boys and 706 girls enrolled in classes from second to sixth grade of four elementary schools of Aichi. Prefecture, responded to a questionnaire. The questionnaire included the items inquiring cognition of words and symbols concerning family living. The responses to the items were analysed, and results were discussed. On the whole, their cognition increased, and self-centered and subjective cognition decreased as their grade advanced. Homemaking education in fifth and sixth grades had a significant impact on their cognitive development. We observed very little differences in cognition between boys and girls.
