Children's communication in a problem-solving context : gender differences and their effects upon adult assessment of task-ability

The main aim of this research has been to address the issue of <I>meaning</I> in children's task-related utterances, by examining speech acts made whilst solving a challenging problem and their relationship with task-ability. Of particular interest is communication which in educatio...

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Main Author: Thompson, Robert Bruce
Published: University of Edinburgh 1996
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.662880