The development of forward search planning in preschoolers

The development of forward search planning in preschoolers

Four and 5-year-olds participated in a route-planning task in which they collected items from several locations in a large space. 5-year-olds engaged in forward search, but 4-year-olds used only a rudimentary form of it. Developmental changes involved children's ability to foresee and avoid bac...

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Veröffentlicht in:Child development 1988-12, Vol.59 (Dec 88), p.1473-1488
1. Verfasser: Fabricius, W V
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Forward search
Planning
Preschool children
Task performance
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Zusammenfassung:Four and 5-year-olds participated in a route-planning task in which they collected items from several locations in a large space. 5-year-olds engaged in forward search, but 4-year-olds used only a rudimentary form of it. Developmental changes involved children's ability to foresee and avoid backtracking, to consider alternate routes, and to spontaneously self-correct errors. (Abstract amended)
ISSN:0009-3920