The study involved "149 (American) preschoolers (mean age: 60 months, range: 48–72 months) (that) were recruited in a metropolitan Science Museum. Most children were white and middleclass, but a range of ethnicities resembling the diversity of the population was represented". --- On Thu, 1/20/11, Maria Droujkova <[email protected]> wrote:
From: Maria Droujkova <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [IAEP] [support-gang] When teaching restrains discovery To: "Yioryos Asprobounitis" <[email protected]> Cc: "Caryl Bigenho" <[email protected]>, "Community Support Volunteers -- who help respond to help AT laptop.org" <[email protected]>, "IAEP SugarLabs" <[email protected]>, [email protected] Date: Thursday, January 20, 2011, 5:29 AM On Thu, Jan 20, 2011 at 5:03 AM, Yioryos Asprobounitis <[email protected]> wrote: I do not know if anyone did read the actual scientific paper in the journal "Cognition" that initiated this discussion (needs subscription) but it basically provides quantitative evidence that: a) preschoolers, if they are formally taught only one function, also assume this as _evidence_ that other functions are missing(!) and b) that the "instructions" can be direct (to them) or indirect (to other kids) but are _ignored_ if they are towards adults ( a very interesting point, I think). I would like to note that there is very strong evidence that these types of behaviors depend on the culture and the family. For example, in families that practice attachment parenting (and these kids are unlikely to attend a preschool) children are much more adult-oriented. Nurturing cultures and "warrior cultures" (those that isolate babies from parents, for example) produce different effects in child-adult relationships. A kid who's attended a Reggio Emilia preschool for a while will have very different behaviors from a kid who's attended a Japanese test-prep preschool. Cheers, Maria Droujkova Make math your own, to make your own math.
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