title: Young children's change in strategies of size comparison: effects of strategy evaluation.
abstract: This study examined how young children change their strategies for comparing sizes. 33 5- and 6-yr.-old children were asked to compare the sizes of geometric figures, and their strategies were observed. Children in experimental conditions were also asked to evaluate presented strategies for comparing geometric figures, and half of the children were provided with feedback on the evaluation. Analysis showed children provided with feedback on evaluation showed increased use of the strategy of placing one figure on another.
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Education, Hiroshima University, Kagamiyama, Higashi, Japan.
authors.forename: Miki
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Yuzawa
authors.forename: Masamichi
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Yuzawa
authors.forename: William M
authors.initials: WM
authors.lastname: Bart
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005246:Feedback / Q000502:physiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007600:Judgment; D008297:Male; D008606:Mental Processes; D011897:Random Allocation; D012858:Size Perception