ERIC Number: EJ904183
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2010
Pages: 27
Abstractor: As Provided
Reference Count: 54
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ISSN: ISSN-1524-8372
Children's Representation of Child and Adult Knowledge
Fitneva, Stanka A.
Journal of Cognition and Development, v11 n4 p458-484 2010
Do children think that adult knowledge subsumes or only partially overlaps child knowledge? Sixty-four 4- and 6-year-old children were asked either whether a child and an adult know the answers to questions tapping adult- and child-specific knowledge (Experiment 1) or to whom each question should be addressed (Experiment 2). Children were also asked directly about the existence of child-specific knowledge. The experiments provided converging evidence that beliefs about child-specific knowledge are relatively limited among 4-year-olds but become well articulated by age 6. The findings contribute to understanding the development of children's beliefs about the relation between knowledge and age. (Contains 1 table, 5 figures, and 2 footnotes.)
Descriptors: Preschool Children, Beliefs, Adults, Age Differences, Correlation, Relationship, Knowledge Level, Childhood Attitudes, Epistemology, Metacognition
Psychology Press. Available from: Taylor & Francis, Ltd. 325 Chestnut Street Suite 800, Philadelphia, PA 19106. Tel: 800-354-1420; Fax: 215-625-2940; Web site: http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
Education Level: Adult Education; Preschool Education
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Language: English
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