Development of Verbal Fluency Abilities and Strategies in Elementary-School-Age Children.

Sincoff, Julie B.; Sternberg, Robert J.

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Publication Date: 1988

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Development of Verbal Fluency Abilities and Strategies in Elementary-School-Age Children.

Sincoff, Julie B.; Sternberg, Robert J.

Developmental Psychology, v24 n5 p646-53 Sep 1988

Positively correlated were verbal fluency scores and scores for strategies expected to distinguish levels of verbal fluency among 64 third-graders and 71 sixth-graders. When a smaller sample of similarly aged students completed expanded versions of tasks, results revealed grade and gender differences in strategy use and level of task performance. (RH)

Descriptors: Age Differences, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students, Grade 3, Grade 6, Individual Development, Performance Factors, Sex Differences, Verbal Ability

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