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Publication Date: 2012-Jan
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The Effects of Parental Scaffolding on Preschoolers' Executive Function
Hammond, Stuart I.; Muller, Ulrich; Carpendale, Jeremy I. M.; Bibok, Maximilian B.; Liebermann-Finestone, Dana P.
Developmental Psychology, v48 n1 p271-281 Jan 2012
The present study explores the effects of parental scaffolding of children's problem solving on the development of executive function (EF). Eighty-two children were assessed at 2, 3, and 4 years of age on a variety of EF tasks and, at ages 2 and 3, on a problem-solving puzzle with which parents offered structured assistance (i.e., scaffolding). Unlike previous studies of parental scaffolding, children's EF was examined at each time point. Scaffolding at age 3 was found to have a direct effect on EF at age 4. Furthermore, scaffolding at age 2 had an indirect on EF at age 4 through the child's verbal ability at age 3. (Contains 3 figures, 5 tables, and 4 footnotes.)
Descriptors: Verbal Ability, Cognitive Development, Parent Child Relationship, Scaffolding (Teaching Technique), Problem Solving, Executive Function, Task Analysis, Puzzles, Child Development, Toddlers, Young Children
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