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The Development of Comprehensive Search Skills.
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Wellman, Henry M.; And Others – Child Development, 1984
One experiment examined two and one-half, three and one-half and four and one-half year olds' ability to conduct nonredundant comprehensive searches of small lidded trash cans. A second experiment examined three , four, and five year olds' ability to find Easter eggs hidden on a large playground. Results were discussed in relation to developmental…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Comparative Analysis, Redundancy, Search Strategies
Learning to Communicate from Models: Children Confuse Length with Information.
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Whitehurst, Grover J.; And Others – Child Development, 1981
Investigates why young children become redundant and informative speakers after listening to nonredundant and informative speakers. The authors conclude that children confuse the length of a message with information. (Author/DB)
Descriptors: Child Language, Communication Research, Kindergarten Children, Language Acquisition