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ERIC Number: EJ327132
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1985
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Solving Problems with Ambiguous Subgoal Ordering: Preschoolers' Performance.
Klahr, David
Child Development, v56 n4 p940-52 Aug 1985
Move sequence analysis revealed that, when presented with problems having subgoals difficult to order, 40 preschoolers between 45 and 70 months of age (1) tended to avoid backup; (2) were sensitive to incremental progress toward a goal; and (3) searched moves ahead for a goal. None of several indices of performance were reliably correlated with age. (Author/RH)
Descriptors: Ambiguity, Cognitive Development, Models, Performance Factors, Preschool Children, Preschool Education, Problem Solving
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Audience: Researchers
Language: English
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Identifiers: Strategic Behavior; Subgoal Ordering