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Direct linkBrandl, Eva; Emmott, Emily H.; Mace, Ruth – Child Development, 2023
Teaching is an important mechanism of social learning. In industrialized societies, 3-year-olds tend to teach through demonstrations and short commands, while 5-year-olds use more verbal communication and abstract explanations. However, it remains unclear whether this generalizes to other cultures. This study presents results from a peer teaching…
Descriptors: Children, Peer Teaching, Teaching Methods, Verbal Communication
Dayanim, Shoshana; Namy, Laura L. – Child Development, 2015
There is little evidence that infants learn from infant-oriented educational videos and television programming. This 4-week longitudinal experiment investigated 15-month-olds' (N = 92) ability to learn American Sign Language signs (e.g., patting head for hat) from at-home viewing of instructional video, either with or without parent support,…
Descriptors: Infants, Longitudinal Studies, American Sign Language, Video Technology
Booth, Amy E. – Child Development, 2009
What factors determine whether a young child will learn a new word? Although there are surely numerous contributors, the current investigation highlights the role of causal information. Three-year-old children (N = 36) were taught 6 new words for unfamiliar objects or animals. Items were described in terms of their causal or noncausal properties.…
Descriptors: Reading Processes, Word Recognition, Young Children, Teaching Methods
Peer reviewedLaosa, Luis M. – Child Development, 1980
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Anglo Americans, Comparative Analysis, Cultural Differences
