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Peer reviewedCrowley, Kevin; Siegler, Robert S. – Child Development, 1999
This study tested three hypothesized mechanisms through which explanations might facilitate problem-solving strategy generalization in kindergarteners through second graders. Results suggested that explanations facilitated generalization through the creation of novel goal structures that enabled children to persist in use of the new strategy…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Cognitive Development, Cognitive Processes, Generalization
