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Knowledge Conveyed in Gesture Is Not Tied to the Hands.
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Garber, Philip; Alibali, Martha Wagner; Goldin-Meadow, Susan – Child Development, 1998
Investigated whether fourth-graders' gestures convey knowledge self-recognizable in another context. Identified math problem-solving procedures conveyed gesturally and examined whether the procedures could be accessed by the same child on a task not involving gesture. Children rated higher those solutions derived from procedures they conveyed…
Descriptors: Body Language, Communication (Thought Transfer), Elementary School Students, Grade 4
Children's Learning as a Function of Hypothesis Set Size.
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Offenbach, Stuart I. – Child Development, 1980
According to Hypothesis (H) theory, learning should be very difficult when the number of Hs the subject samples from is very large and/or the correct H is not available. These assumptions were tested with third- and fourth-grade children. In general, results supported these assumptions. (Author/MP)
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Discrimination Learning, Elementary School Students, Failure
The Interparental Relationship and Family Problem Solving with Preadolescent Males.
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Vuchinich, Samuel; And Others – Child Development, 1993
Examined associations between the quality of the interparental relationship and the success of 68 family triads (mother, father, preadolescent son) in solving family problems. Parental agreement on child rearing issues facilitated problem solving, whereas strong parental coalitions inhibited problem solving. The latter result may be attributed to…
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Family Relationship, Grade 4, Interpersonal Relationship