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ERIC Number: EJ211858
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1979-Aug
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Effects of Model Persistence and Success on Children's Problem Solving.
Zimmerman, Barry J.; Blotner, Roberta
Journal of Educational Psychology, v71 n4 p508-13 Aug 1979
The effects of a social model on first- and second-grade children's persistence in problem solving were studied using a wire-puzzle task. Both duration of effort and success of the model significantly affected children's persistence,compared with that of a control group. (Author/RD)
Descriptors: Achievement, Modeling (Psychology), Motivation, Persistence, Primary Education, Problem Solving, Puzzles, Success, Task Performance, Technical Reports
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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