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ERIC Number: EJ372529
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1988
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Age and Task Differences in Prediction of Performance from Motivation and Ability Information.
Srivastava, Prabha; Singh, Ramadhar
Child Development, v59 n3 p769-81 Jun 1988
Training paradigms were used to pinpoint key obstacles to covariation judgment accuracy among children, adolescents, and adults. The majority of junior high subjects, even when given training, failed to learn the rule. Fourth through eighth grade subjects could be taught to compare two sums in the sum-of-diagonals rule. (RH)
Descriptors: Age Differences, Cognitive Ability, College Students, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students, Higher Education, Junior High School Students, Ratios (Mathematics), Training
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Audience: Researchers
Language: English
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Identifiers: Conditional Probability; Covariation; Rule Application