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ERIC Number: EJ284357
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1983-Jun
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Children's Use of Successive Clues to Generate and Monitor Inferences.
Schmidt, Constance R.; Paris, Scott G.
Child Development, v54 n3 p742-59 Jun 1983
In three studies, children between five and ten years of age listened to short stories and answered questions about presented and implied information. Results demonstrated how hypothesis generation, comprehension monitoring, clue integration, and converging evidence influence children's developing inferential reasoning. (Author/MP)
Descriptors: Age Differences, Cognitive Processes, Comprehension, Cues, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students, Kindergarten Children
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Inferential Reasoning