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ERIC Number: ED275741
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 1986-Mar
Pages: 39
Abstractor: N/A
ISBN: N/A
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Help-Seeking Behavior in Learning.
Nelson-Le Gall, Sharon
Help-seeking has become a topic of growing interest in the past 5 years for educators and psychologists concerned with the development and enhancement of children's active learning skills. This paper explains the instrumental role of help-seeking in learning. Major conceptualizations of help-seeking are examined and evaluated for their utility in understanding help-seeking in school-aged learners. Cognitive, developmental, and motivational characteristics of the help-seeker are discussed, as well as situational and contextual characteristics of the helping interaction. A reconceptualization of help-seeking that emphasizes its adaptive and instrumental functions in achievement activities is outlined. The role of instrumental help-seeking across the developmental span from infancy to adulthood is illustrated in the context of parent-child and peer relations, and in formal and informal learning situations. Prior research on the development of skills relative to help-seeking is reviewed. The impact of situational variations in the learning and achievement setting of the classroom is discussed, and ideas for future research are suggested. A six-page list of references concludes the document. (JAZ)
Publication Type: Information Analyses
Education Level: N/A
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Language: English
Sponsor: National Inst. of Education (ED), Washington, DC.
Authoring Institution: Pittsburgh Univ., PA. Learning Research and Development Center.
Grant or Contract Numbers: N/A