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ERIC Number: EJ251747
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1981-Apr
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Influence of Comparison Training on Children's Referential Communication.
Asher, Steven R.; Wigfield, Allan
Journal of Educational Psychology, v73 n2 p232-41 Apr 1981
Two training experiments were conducted to assess whether teaching grade 3 and 4 children to engage in comparison activity improves their referential communication performance (identifying a particular referent for a listerner) and message appraisal and production. Results demonstrated that comparison training improved childrens' referential communications accuracy. (Author/AEF)
Descriptors: Discrimination Learning, Elementary Education, Grade 3, Grade 4, Learning Activities, Performance Factors, Skill Development, Speech Communication, Speech Skills, Training, Training Methods
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Communication Accuracy; Message Transmission; Referents (Linguistics)