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    "pk": 25687,
    "title": "Young Children’s Self-Directed Information Gathering on Touchscreens",
    "subtitle": null,
    "abstract": "Self-directed learning, defined as the ability to choose what to\nlearn about, represents a unique educational opportunity. We\ntest the effect of self-direction on learning outcomes in children\n(N=32, age range=3-5 years) in a novel word-learning\ntask conducted via touchscreen tablets. Study participants\nwere randomly assigned to one of two learning conditions: one\nin which learning was self-directed and one in which it was\nnot. Children in the self-directed condition performed better\non a recognition task, controlling for subject and item effects.\nOur results suggest that self-directed learning facilitates information\nretention in children, in line with previous work that\nhas found improved information retention using self-directed\nlearning paradigms in adults (e.g., Markant, DuBrow, Davachi,\n& Gureckis, 2014).",
    "language": "eng",
    "license": {
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        "short_name": "",
        "text": null,
        "url": ""
    },
    "keywords": [
        {
            "word": "Learning; cognitive development; developmental\nexperimentation."
        }
    ],
    "section": "Papers",
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    "frozenauthors": [
        {
            "first_name": "Eric",
            "middle_name": "",
            "last_name": "Partridge",
            "name_suffix": "",
            "institution": "University of Rochester",
            "department": ""
        },
        {
            "first_name": "Matthew",
            "middle_name": "G",
            "last_name": "McGovern",
            "name_suffix": "",
            "institution": "State University of New York at Buffalo",
            "department": ""
        },
        {
            "first_name": "Amanda",
            "middle_name": "",
            "last_name": "Yung",
            "name_suffix": "",
            "institution": "University of Rochester",
            "department": ""
        },
        {
            "first_name": "Celeste",
            "middle_name": "",
            "last_name": "Kidd",
            "name_suffix": "",
            "institution": "University of Rochester",
            "department": ""
        }
    ],
    "date_submitted": null,
    "date_accepted": null,
    "date_published": "2015-01-01T18:00:00Z",
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