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Download full textTurnure, James E.; Thurlow, Martha L. – 1971
Two studies investigated characteristics of verbal elaborations (length and number of relations provided by the syntactic construction) to determine what makes them effective mediators for young children. Study I treated the role of an elaboration's length in facilitating paired associate learning in 22 nursery school children. Data indicated that…
Descriptors: Exceptional Child Research, Learning, Mediation Theory, Mental Retardation
