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Peer reviewedKail, Robert; Hall, Lynda K. – Developmental Psychology, 1994
Examined whether age-related change in naming time reflects automatic access of familiar names because of greater familiarity with the named objects or global change in speed of processing. The path analyses and structural-equation modeling of 8- to 13-year olds were consistent with the second explanation. Time and age were linked to reading…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Cognitive Processes, Path Analysis, Performance Factors
Peer reviewedSimpson, Greg B.; Foster, Mollie Ramsey – Developmental Psychology, 1986
Describes two experiments that examined word recognition processes of second, fourth, and sixth graders. Shows that older children use meaning frequency to narrow the amount of information kept active following word recognition. (HOD)
Descriptors: Ambiguity, Cognitive Processes, Context Clues, Elementary Education
