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Howe, Nina; Della Porta, Sandra; Recchia, Holly; Funamoto, Allyson; Ross, Hildy – Journal of Cognition and Development, 2015
Social-constructivist models of learning highlight that cognitive development is embedded within the context of social relationships characterized by closeness and intimacy (Vygotsky, 1978). Therefore, in contrast to prior research employing semistructured paradigms, naturalistic sibling-directed teaching was examined during ongoing interactions…
Descriptors: Siblings, Young Children, Naturalistic Observation, Instruction
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Howe, Nina; Adrien, Emmanuelle; Della Porta, Sandra; Peccia, Stephanie; Recchia, Holly; Osana, Helena P.; Ross, Hildy – Infant and Child Development, 2016
Sibling-directed teaching of mathematical topics during naturalistic home interactions was investigated in 39 middle-class sibling dyads at two time points. At time 1 (T1), siblings were 2 and 4 years of age, and at time 2 (T2), siblings were 4 and 6 years of age. Intentional sequences of sibling-directed mathematical teaching were coded for (i)…
Descriptors: Siblings, Sibling Relationship, Mathematics, Mathematics Instruction