Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ424896
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Publication Date: 1990
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Children's Sensitivity to Topical Discontinuity in Judging Story Adequacy.
Ackerman, Brian P.; And Others
Developmental Psychology, v26 n5 p837-44 Sep 1990
When 54 second graders, 54 fifth graders, and 54 college students listened to stories that varied in extent of discontinuity, even the second graders showed an ability to detect discontinuity. Sensitivity varied with extent and location of discontinuity, and with variations in instructions and titles of stories. Verbal reports may underestimate sensitivity. (RH)
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Elementary School Students, Grade 2, Grade 5, Narration, Story Grammar
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Language: English
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