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Fabricius, William V. – Child Development, 1988
Investigates the evidence that the imperfect performance in forward search of 36 children aged four and five years resulted from unstable execution of the correct component processes. Evidence suggests that five-year-olds engaged in forward search, but four-year-olds used only a rudimentary form of forward search. (RJC)
Descriptors: Cognitive Structures, Knowledge Level, Preschool Children, Problem Solving