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Noh, Soo Rim; Shake, Matthew C.; Parisi, Jeanine M.; Joncich, Adam D.; Morrow, Daniel G.; Stine-Morrow, Elizabeth A. L. – International Journal of Behavioral Development, 2007
This study investigated age differences in the way in which attentional resources are allocated to expository text and whether these differences are moderated by content preexposure. The organization of the preexposure materials was manipulated to test the hypothesis that a change in organization across two presentations would evoke more…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Reading, Attention, Young Adults
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Chavajay, Pablo – International Journal of Behavioral Development, 2006
This study investigated how two groups of Guatemalan Mayan mothers varying in schooling experience organized children's participation in a problem-solving discussion. Twenty-eight foursomes of mothers and three children (ages 6-12 years) were videotaped discussing how to solve the shortage of drinking water in their town. Mayan mothers with no or…
Descriptors: Water, Mothers, Maya (People), Children