The Role of Age versus Expertise in Peer Collaboration during Joint Planning.

Duran, Ruth T.; Gauvain, Mary

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ERIC Number: EJ463024

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Publication Date: 1993

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The Role of Age versus Expertise in Peer Collaboration during Joint Planning.

Duran, Ruth T.; Gauvain, Mary

Journal of Experimental Child Psychology, v55 n2 p227-42 Apr 1993

Compared the collaborative patterns of seven- and five-year-old expert planners working with five-year-old novice planners on tasks requiring reverse sequencing strategies. Results suggest that cognitive gains are achieved when children collaborate with peers more expert than themselves in problem-solving activities. (MM)

Descriptors: Age Differences, Cognitive Development, Cooperation, Interpersonal Relationship, Peer Influence, Peer Relationship, Primary Education, Problem Solving, Sequential Learning, Young Children

Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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