Older preschoolers outperformed younger preschoolers on most writing measures but not on the generative composing tasks¶
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q3 i? Older children scored significantly higher than younger children on all writing and writing-related measures except Picture Description and Sentence Retell. → Puranik 2014
Evidence¶
Puranik 2014¶
Puranik, C. S., & Lonigan, C. J. (2014). Emergent Writing in Preschoolers: Preliminary Evidence for a Theoretical Framework. Reading Research Quarterly, 49(4). https://doi.org/10.1002/rrq.79
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Descriptive comparisons between the younger group (n = 196) and older group (n = 176) in Table 1 showed age differences on conceptual and procedural measures, but not on the two generative tasks: "except the Picture Description (ps > 0.10) and Sentence Retell (ps > 0.40) measures."
"Older children scored significantly higher than did the younger children on all writing and writing-related measures (ps < 0.05) except the Picture Description (ps > 0.10) and Sentence Retell (ps > 0.40) measures."
Discussion¶
Learner Variables¶
- Age and Developmental Stage — predictor: learners who differ on it differ in outcomes
Related Claims¶
- Age differences on composing tasks (Picture Description, Sentence Retell) were not significant, unlike letter, name, and spelling tasks — possibly the same claim (merge candidate)
- Children's writing proficiency is task dependent: children use more advanced features on easier tasks and regress to basic features on harder tasks — related
- The same three-factor model of emergent writing fits both younger and older preschool children despite skill-level differences — related
- Preschoolers' writing and writing-related skills increase significantly between ages 3 and 5 on letter, name, and CVC word tasks — related
- Preschool emergent writing skills are best described by three correlated but distinct factors: Conceptual Knowledge, Procedural Knowledge, and Generative Knowledge — related
- Writing features develop sequentially: universal features (linearity, segmentation, simple units) are acquired before language-specific features — related
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Older preschoolers outperformed younger preschoolers on most writing measures but not on the generative composing tasks |
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Older preschoolers outperformed younger preschoolers on most writing measures but not on the generative composing tasks |
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