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Little Pitchers Use Their Big Ears: Preschoolers Solve Problems by Listening to Others Ask Questions
Direct linkMills, 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
Peer reviewedSiegler, Robert S. – Child Development, 1977
Three experiments were performed in an attempt to integrate ideas and methods developed to study problem solving with those developed specifically to study children's inquiry strategies. (Author/JMB)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Inquiry, Junior High Schools, Problem Solving
