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ERIC Number: EJ367875
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1988
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Peer Interaction and Problem Solving: When Are Two Heads Better Than One?
Azmitia, Margarita
Child Development, v59 n1 p87-96 Feb 1988
Examines the dynamics involved when preschoolers aged five years attempt to build replicas of Lego models, either by working alone or with another. Results show that collaboration was more conducive to learning than was independent work and that children were able to generalize their skills. (Author/RWB)
Descriptors: Cognitive Ability, Cognitive Development, Cooperation, Group Dynamics, Participative Decision Making, Peer Relationship, Preschool Children, Preschool Education, Problem Solving
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Audience: Researchers
Language: English
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