TY - JOUR
T1 - School-age children's understanding of explanation adequacy
AU - Milosky, Linda M.
AU - Wilkinson, Louise Cherry
AU - Chiang, Chi Pang
AU - Lindow, Janet
AU - Salmon, Diane
PY - 1986/10
Y1 - 1986/10
N2 - Developmental differences in school-age children's evaluations of explanations were assessed. Third- and fifth-grade students (N = 62) were shown videotapes of simulated small-group interactions involving four types of replies to requests-answer, procedure, demonstration, and justification. Children rated each reply type and provided justifications for half of their ratings. Adult ratings were obtained for assessing their responses to a written version of the stimuli. Results revealed differences between reply types and an interaction between reply type and grade. Adult ratings paralleled children's. Only fifth-grade students varied their justifications across reply type. Fifth graders provided more content-specific justifications. Suggestions are made for practice and research involving communicative skills related to learning.
AB - Developmental differences in school-age children's evaluations of explanations were assessed. Third- and fifth-grade students (N = 62) were shown videotapes of simulated small-group interactions involving four types of replies to requests-answer, procedure, demonstration, and justification. Children rated each reply type and provided justifications for half of their ratings. Adult ratings were obtained for assessing their responses to a written version of the stimuli. Results revealed differences between reply types and an interaction between reply type and grade. Adult ratings paralleled children's. Only fifth-grade students varied their justifications across reply type. Fifth graders provided more content-specific justifications. Suggestions are made for practice and research involving communicative skills related to learning.
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U2 - 10.1037/0022-0663.78.5.334
DO - 10.1037/0022-0663.78.5.334
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:0000763524
SN - 0022-0663
VL - 78
SP - 334
EP - 340
JO - Journal of Educational Psychology
JF - Journal of Educational Psychology
IS - 5
ER -