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ERIC Number: EJ284323
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1983-Feb
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Young Speakers' Evaluations of Their Listener's Comprehension in a Referential Communication Task.
Beal, Carole R.; Flavell, John H.
Child Development, v54 n1 p148-53 Feb 1983
Investigates children's knowledge of the role of message quality in referential communication and their ability to evaluate the accuracy of a listener's feedback about his/her comprehension. Children evaluated a puppet listener's comprehension after they had given complete or inadequate directions and received his report that he did or did not understand. (Author/RH)
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Communication (Thought Transfer), Communication Skills, Comprehension, Feedback, Verbal Communication, Young Children
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Referential Communication