Production and Judgment of Plausible Similes by Young Children.

Broderick, Victor K.

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ERIC Number: EJ430374

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 1991

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Production and Judgment of Plausible Similes by Young Children.

Broderick, Victor K.

Journal of Experimental Child Psychology, v51 n3 p485-500 Jun 1991

Tested children's ability to produce appropriate similes, evaluate a given simile's appropriateness, and select an appropriate simile. Minimum competence appeared around the age of three years for the multiple choice task, four years for the production task, and five to seven years for the evaluation task. (BC)

Descriptors: Age Differences, Cognitive Development, Early Childhood Education, Elementary School Students, Evaluative Thinking, Figurative Language, Grade 1, Language Skills, Preschool Children

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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