PATTERNS OF INFORMATION PROCESSING USED BY AND WITH YOUNG CHILDREN IN A NURSERY SCHOOL SETTING

HONIG, ALICE S.; CALDWELL, BETTYE M.; and TANNENBAUM, JORDAN. Patterns of Information Processing Used by and with Young Children in a Nursery School Setting. CmLD DEVELOPMENT, 1970, 41, 1045-1065. This paper presents data using an observational technique, APPROACH, which describes the behaviors of young children in naturalistic social situations. Emitted behaviors are recorded on a tape recorder, transcribed, and then coded numerically for computer analysis. Results of assessments of information processing for children ranging in age from 1 year 3 months to 4 years 6 months show substantial changes in the way age groups handle information. The technique is structured to provide data on the incidence of growth-fostering or growth-inhibiting behaviors.