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Development of Young Children’s Question-asking Under Encouragement Condition

FEI Guang-hong, SHEN Ji-liang   

  1. Institute of Developmental Psychology Beijing Normal University 100875, China
  • Online:2003-01-15 Published:2003-01-15

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Abstract: The study aimed to explore the development of young children's question-asking.141 3-6-year-old children selected from seven kindergartens were provided 8 unfamiliar stimulations to be encouraged to ask questions.The result shows:(1) Young children's question-asking increased with age;(2) The numbers of questions which under unfamiliar stimulations were significantly more than under familiar stimulations;(3) The effects of tridimensional stimulations on young children's question-asking were not significant different from the effects of two-dimensional stimulations;(4) 3-6-year-old children's meta-cognition of the reason on asking question increased with age.3 to 4 years old was critical period of meta-cognition of the reason on asking question.

Key words: young children, question-asking, encouragement condition

CLC Number: 

  • B844.1
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