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Scott, Katharine E.; King, Rachel Ann; Cochrane, Aaron; Kalish, Charles; Shutts, Kristin – Journal of Cognition and Development, 2023
The present research evaluated whether behavioral tasks ("direct assessments") commonly used to assess young children's social cognitive development in laboratory studies could have utility for measuring and predicting U.S. children's outcomes in educational contexts. To do so, children (N = 95; 49 boys, 46 girls; 41.05% White, 16.84%…
Descriptors: Evaluation Methods, Interpersonal Competence, Grade Prediction, Academic Achievement
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Eskritt, Michelle; Olson, David – Journal of Cognition and Development, 2012
The purpose of the present study was to explore children's understanding of external symbols by examining the relationship between children's production and comprehension of graphic notations and verbal messages. Fifty-six children between the ages of 5 and 7 years were asked to produce both notations and a spoken message relaying to their…
Descriptors: Figurative Language, Puppetry, Graphs, Identification
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Karbach, Julia; Kray, Jutta – Journal of Cognition and Development, 2007
Age-related changes in the use of verbal processes for the efficient switching between tasks were investigated in 5-year-old children (N = 32, M age = 5.9 years) and 9-year-old children (N = 32, M age = 9.4 years). Task switching was assessed by means of a cued switching paradigm to examine two switching components: (a) to maintain and select and…
Descriptors: Children, Age Differences, Language Processing, Task Analysis