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Direct linkHermansen, Tone K.; Ronfard, Samuel; Harris, Paul L.; Zambrana, Imac M. – Child Development, 2021
Children (N = 278, 34-71 months, 54% girls) were told which of two figurines turned on a music box and also observed empirical evidence either confirming or conflicting with that testimony. Children were then asked to sort novel figurines according to whether they could make the music box work or not. To see whether children would explore which…
Descriptors: Preschool Children, Cognitive Processes, Observation, Investigations
Richardson, Emory; Sheskin, Mark; Keil, Frank C. – Child Development, 2021
Two studies ask whether scaffolded children (n = 243, 5-6 years and 9-10 years) recognize that assistance is needed to learn to use complex artifacts. In Study 1, children were asked to learn to use a toy pantograph. While children recognized the need for assistance for indirect knowledge, 70% of scaffolded children claimed that they would have…
Descriptors: Scaffolding (Teaching Technique), Discovery Learning, Difficulty Level, Direct Instruction
