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| Elementary Education | 1 |
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| Learning Processes | 1 |
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| Problem Solving | 1 |
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| Alberta Journal of… | 1 |
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| Bana, J. P. | 1 |
| Nelson, D. | 1 |
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Peer reviewedBana, J. P.; Nelson, D. – Alberta Journal of Educational Research, 1977
The central purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of distractions in nonverbal problems on the problem solving behavior and performance of young children (grades 1-3) in 6 schools (N=360). Results indicated 66 percent of the subjects were distracted by irrelevant spatial-numerical or color attribute uses. (JC)
Descriptors: Attention Control, Elementary Education, Learning Problems, Learning Processes
