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Mothers scaffolding of childrens problem solving: establishing a foundation of academic self-regulatory competence.

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The study examined relations between dimensions of mothers scaffolding and childrens academic self-regulatory behaviors in school. Mothers and their preschool children (68 dyads) were visited in their homes the summer before the child entered ... (Full abstract text below)

Published 2003Mar in Journal: J Fam Psychol (Language : eng)

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1. J Fam Psychol. 2003 Mar;17(1):147-59

Mothers' scaffolding of children's problem solving: establishing a foundation of academic self-regulatory competence.

Neitzel C, Stright AD

Department of Counseling and Educational Psychology, Indiana University, 201 North Rose Avenue, Bloomington, Indiana 47405, USA. cneitzel@indiana.edu

The study examined relations between dimensions of mothers' scaffolding and children's academic self-regulatory behaviors in school. Mothers and their preschool children (68 dyads) were visited in their homes the summer before the child entered kindergarten. Mothers' metacognitive content and manner of instruction, emotional support, and transfer of responsibility were coded as mothers provided assistance to their children during 4 problem-solving tasks. Children's self-regulatory behaviors were assessed the following school year. Metacognitive content and manner of instruction were predictors of child behaviors related to cognitive awareness and management: metacognitive talk, monitoring, and help seeking. Emotional support and transfer of responsibility were related to children's task persistence and behavior control in school. Mothers' scaffolding appears to lay the foundation for children's subsequent academic self-regulatory competence.

PMID : 12666470 [PubMed - Indexed for MEDLINE]

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First Name	LastName	Initials
Carin	Neitzel	C
Anne Dopkins	Stright	AD

Affiliation: Department of Counseling and Educational Psychology, Indiana University, 201 North Rose Avenue, Bloomington, Indiana 47405, USA. cneitzel@indiana.edu

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