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ERIC Number: EJ198828
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1978-Dec
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Selective Imitation of Complex Sentences in a Preschool Setting.
Novak, Gary
Journal of Educational Psychology, v70 n6 p922-27 Dec 1978
An experiment was conducted to determine the conditions under which selective imitation of relative clauses could be produced in preschool. Imitation training was more effective than modeling alone, and instructions and reinforcements were effective in an additive manner. Implications for the role of imitation in language development are discussed. (Author/RD)
Descriptors: Imitation, Language Acquisition, Language Usage, Learning Activities, Linguistic Performance, Modeling (Psychology), Preschool Education, Reinforcement, Story Telling, Training Methods
Publication Type: Journal Articles
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Language: English
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