ERIC Number: EJ1425406
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2024
Pages: 10
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ISSN: ISSN-0300-4430
EISSN: EISSN-1476-8275
Children's Response Accuracy: Examining the Effect of Activity Engagement, Age, Language Proficiency, and Time Elapse
Mehdi Mehranirad; Nahid Basafa; Reza Zabihi
Early Child Development and Care, v194 n4 p587-596 2024
The present study aimed to examine the effect of activity engagement, age, language proficiency, and time elapse on children's response accuracy to adult's questions. A total of 70, 3- to 6-year-old children participated in the study, engaging in a story-telling activity, a proficiency test, and two interviews. Additionally, 57 of these children participated in a delayed interview about the same event one week later. The findings indicated that children's language proficiency has a significant impact on the accuracy of their answers. Moreover, age appeared to contribute to children's response accuracy. However, children's activity engagement and the one-week time elapse did not significantly influence the accuracy of their recall. Results suggest that interviewers should consider children's age and linguistic proficiency levels while conducting interviews. This research contributes to the existing literature on factors affecting children's response accuracy.
Descriptors: Accuracy, Language Proficiency, Age Differences, Reaction Time, Responses, Recall (Psychology), Preschool Children, Interviews, Story Telling, Task Analysis, Kindergarten, Foreign Countries, Language Tests, Indo European Languages, Imitation, Scoring, Questioning Techniques
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Early Childhood Education; Elementary Education; Kindergarten; Primary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Iran
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