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ERIC Number: EJ409695
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1988
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An Investigation of Children's Ability to Comprehend Character Motives.
Shannon, Patrick; And Others
American Educational Research Journal, v25 n3 p441-62 Fall 1988
The abilities of 37 children in grades 2, 4, and 6 to recall and answer questions concerning motives of characters in fables were examined when motives were implicit or explicit with regard to text, or implicit with regard to script. Overall, children had difficulty in comprehending characters' motives. (SLD)
Descriptors: Age Differences, Characterization, Children, Cognitive Ability, Comparative Analysis, Elementary Education, Fables, Grade 2, Grade 4, Grade 6, Literary Devices, Reader Text Relationship, Reading Comprehension, Recall (Psychology)
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Motives