Attentional Control in Children's Metalinguistic Performance and Measures of Field Independence.

Bialystok, Ellen

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ERIC Number: EJ449058

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1992

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Attentional Control in Children's Metalinguistic Performance and Measures of Field Independence.

Bialystok, Ellen

Developmental Psychology, v28 n4 p654-64 Jul 1992

Children between the ages of seven and nine years were given metalinguistic tasks and measures of field dependence-independence (FDI). Results showed a common basis for FDI and metalinguistic problems requiring high levels of control of linguistic processing but not for FDI and problems requiring high levels of analysis of linguistic knowledge. (BC)

Descriptors: Attention Control, Cognitive Development, Elementary School Students, Field Dependence Independence, Language Acquisition, Language Processing, Language Research, Language Skills, Metalinguistics, Primary Education

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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