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Dovigo, Fabio – European Early Childhood Education Research Journal, 2016
Argumentation has been widely explored in primary and secondary school as an important opportunity to promote learning through the development of processes that are both social and cognitive. However, less attention has been devoted to the way argumentation begins to take shape in the early years, especially during conversations which take place…
Descriptors: Persuasive Discourse, Early Childhood Education, Interpersonal Communication, Problem Solving
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Mills, Candice M.; Danovitch, Judith H.; Grant, Meridith G.; Elashi, Fadwa B. – Child Development, 2012
Children ask questions and learn from the responses they receive; however, little is known about how children learn from listening to others ask questions. Five experiments examined preschoolers' ("N" = 179) ability to solve simple problems using information gathered from listening to question-and-answer exchanges between 2 parties present in the…
Descriptors: Preschool Children, Listening, Information Seeking, Inquiry
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Campbell, Philippa H.; Coletti, Catherine Ehret – Infants and Young Children, 2013
The purpose of this study was to identify the extent to which multidiscipline early intervention providers identified and demonstrated caregiver-teaching strategies. A total of 78 providers submitted 205 videotaped segments to illustrate 1 of 5 caregiver-teaching strategies (i.e., demonstration; caregiver practice with feedback; guided practice;…
Descriptors: Early Intervention, Caregivers, Teaching Methods, Interdisciplinary Approach
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Stephenson, Alison – Young Children, 2009
As part of a research project, the author spent several months in a child care program talking with and listening to young children-and one in particular, Jeff. Her central focus was on children's indirect learning-the "hidden curriculum." She discusses the insights and false assumptions that came to light during her time with Jeff, and tells…
Descriptors: Interpersonal Communication, Preschool Children, Hidden Curriculum, Child Care