Identifying the task characteristics that predict children's construction task performance
Journal article
Authors | Richardson, Miles, Jones, Gary, Croker, Steve and Brown, Stephen L. |
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Abstract | Construction tasks can be linked to achievement in maths and science and form part of school curricula. However, there is little foundation for their use in teaching as there are no apparent methods for assessing difficulty. This empirical research identifies four construction task characteristics that impact on cognition and influence construction task difficulty in children aged 7-8 and 10-11. Further a regression model from previous research with adults predicted children’s construction task performance in the present study. The research provides a method to quantify, predict and control the complexity of construction tasks for future research and to inform teaching. |
Construction tasks can be linked to achievement in maths and science and form part of school curricula. However, there is little foundation for their use in teaching as there are no apparent methods for assessing difficulty. This empirical research identifies four construction task characteristics that impact on cognition and influence construction task difficulty in children aged 7-8 and 10-11. Further a regression model from previous research with adults predicted children’s construction task performance in the present study. The research provides a method to quantify, predict and control the complexity of construction tasks for future research and to inform teaching. | |
Keywords | Construction tasks; Construction play; Cognition |
Year | 2011 |
Journal | Applied Cognitive Psychology |
ISSN | 08884080 |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1002/acp.1702 |
Web address (URL) | http://hdl.handle.net/10545/292620 |
hdl:10545/292620 | |
Publication dates | 2011 |
Publication process dates | |
Deposited | 22 May 2013, 15:23 |
Rights | Archived with thanks to Applied Cognitive Psychology |
File | File Access Level Open |
File | File Access Level Open |
https://repository.derby.ac.uk/item/9396x/identifying-the-task-characteristics-that-predict-children-s-construction-task-performance
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