[CALIBK12] [CSLA Research Update] Information literacy communications study

[Lesley Farmer]

Students who explain concepts score betterFour- and five-year-olds who
explain new concepts to themselves or their mothers score much higher
on tests than those who do not, according to a new Vanderbilt
University study.Rittle-Johnson,B, Saylor, M., & Swygart, K. (2008).
Learning from explaining: Does it matter if mom is listening? Journal
of Experimental Child Psychology (in
press).http://www.vanderbilt.edu/News/KidsLearnWhenMomsListen.pdf

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Posted By Lesley Farmer to CSLA Research Update at 1/31/2008 11:50:00 AM
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