Alison F Garton
Biographic Data
| ID | 2746632 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Alison F Garton |
| GIVEN NAMES | Alison F |
| FAMILY NAME | Garton |
| SIGNATURE | GARTON A F |
| AFFILIATIONS | Murdoch University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 18 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 7 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1983 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2005 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
The effect of peer collaboration on children's problem-solving ability
Background.A Vygotskian framework links cognitive change to collaborative interaction with a more competent partner whereas a Piagetian perspective supports the view that cognitive conflict arising from peer interaction leads to cognitive change.Aims.The study investigated the effect of collaborative learning on children's problem-solving ability and whether differences in knowledge status or the use of explanatory language were contributing fact…
Survey of ethics education in Australian university schools and departments of psychology
In 2000 the Ethics Committee of the APS conducted a survey of ethics education and training in all Australian University Psychology Academic Organisational Units (AOUs). Content analysis of course syllabi received directly from AOUs and/or obtained from accreditation documentation lodged by them with the APS as part of the 5-year APS course accreditation cycle showed that ethics education appeared in less that one quarter of syllabi for years 1-3…
Social Interaction and the Development of Language and Cognition
Social Interaction and Development. Language Input and Language Development. Social Assistance and Language Development. Social Explanations of Cognitive Development. Conflict, Collaboration and Communication. Social Mechanisms of Development.
Children's pragmatic judgements of direct and indirect requests
Twelve request forms were rated along the three dimensions of polite ness, effectiveness and likelihood of use by 216 8- to 12-year-old primary school children. There were positive correlations between the three dimensions regardless of the age of the addressee to whom the request was directed. There was no developmental trend in the ratings, although ratings tended to be higher for politeness and likelihood of use than for effectiveness. A numbe…
The production of this and that by young children
Many studies have considered the child's developing comprehension of the deictic terms this and that, used to refer to spatial proximity and distance. This is in contrast with the paucity of research into the child's early use of these terms. In the present study, three-year-old children produced both of these deictic terms and each was accompanied by characteristic specific gestures. This was accompanied by a picking up and handling of the objec…
Article acquisition: Theoretical and empirical issues
An approach to the study of determiners in early language development
The effect of peer collaboration on children's problem-solving ability
Background.A Vygotskian framework links cognitive change to collaborative interaction with a more competent partner whereas a Piagetian perspective supports the view that cognitive conflict arising from peer interaction leads to cognitive change.Aims.The study investigated the effect of collaborative learning on children's problem-solving ability and whether differences in knowledge status or the use of explanatory language were contributing fact…
Survey of ethics education in Australian university schools and departments of psychology
In 2000 the Ethics Committee of the APS conducted a survey of ethics education and training in all Australian University Psychology Academic Organisational Units (AOUs). Content analysis of course syllabi received directly from AOUs and/or obtained from accreditation documentation lodged by them with the APS as part of the 5-year APS course accreditation cycle showed that ethics education appeared in less that one quarter of syllabi for years 1-3…
An approach to the study of determiners in early language development
An approach to the study of determiners in early language development
Article acquisition: Theoretical and empirical issues
The production of this and that by young children
Many studies have considered the child's developing comprehension of the deictic terms this and that, used to refer to spatial proximity and distance. This is in contrast with the paucity of research into the child's early use of these terms. In the present study, three-year-old children produced both of these deictic terms and each was accompanied by characteristic specific gestures. This was accompanied by a picking up and handling of the objec…
Children's pragmatic judgements of direct and indirect requests
Twelve request forms were rated along the three dimensions of polite ness, effectiveness and likelihood of use by 216 8- to 12-year-old primary school children. There were positive correlations between the three dimensions regardless of the age of the addressee to whom the request was directed. There was no developmental trend in the ratings, although ratings tended to be higher for politeness and likelihood of use than for effectiveness. A numbe…
Social Interaction and the Development of Language and Cognition
Social Interaction and Development. Language Input and Language Development. Social Assistance and Language Development. Social Explanations of Cognitive Development. Conflict, Collaboration and Communication. Social Mechanisms of Development.
Survey of ethics education in Australian university schools and departments of psychology
In 2000 the Ethics Committee of the APS conducted a survey of ethics education and training in all Australian University Psychology Academic Organisational Units (AOUs). Content analysis of course syllabi received directly from AOUs and/or obtained from accreditation documentation lodged by them with the APS as part of the 5-year APS course accreditation cycle showed that ethics education appeared in less that one quarter of syllabi for years 1-3…
The effect of peer collaboration on children's problem-solving ability
Background.A Vygotskian framework links cognitive change to collaborative interaction with a more competent partner whereas a Piagetian perspective supports the view that cognitive conflict arising from peer interaction leads to cognitive change.Aims.The study investigated the effect of collaborative learning on children's problem-solving ability and whether differences in knowledge status or the use of explanatory language were contributing fact…
Psychology (7 works) · Cognitive psychology (4 works) · Developmental psychology (4 works) · Linguistics (4 works) · Child and Animal Learning Development (3 works) · Cognition (3 works) · Computer Science (3 works) · Syntax, Semantics, Linguistic Variation (3 works) · Context (archaeology) (2 works) · Language Development and Disorders (2 works)