ERIC Number: EJ894511
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2010-Sep
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"I Bet You Know More and Are Nicer Too!": What Children Infer from Others' Accuracy
Brosseau-Liard, Patricia E.; Birch, Susan A. J.
Developmental Science, v13 n5 p772-778 Sep 2010
Research has shown that preschoolers monitor others' prior accuracy and prefer to learn from individuals who have the best track record. We investigated the scope of preschoolers' attributions based on an individual's prior accuracy. Experiment 1 revealed that 5-year-olds (but not 4-year-olds) used an individual's prior accuracy at labelling to predict her knowledge of words and broader facts; they also showed a "halo effect" predicting she would be more prosocial. Experiment 2 confirmed that, overall, 4-year-olds did not make explicit generalizations of knowledge. These findings suggest that an individual's prior accuracy influences older preschoolers' expectations of that individual's broader knowledge as well as their impressions of how she will behave in social interactions.
Descriptors: Instructional Effectiveness, Experiments, Spelling, Beginning Reading, Phonics, Reading Achievement, Word Study Skills, Kindergarten, Identification, Preschool Education, Young Children, Evaluation, Prediction
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
Education Level: Early Childhood Education; Elementary Education
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Language: English
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