TY - JOUR
T1 - Help me understand
T2 - Adaptive information-seeking predicts academic achievement in school-aged children
AU - Selmeczy, Diana
AU - Ghetti, Simona
AU - Zheng, Lucy R.
AU - Porter, Tenelle
AU - Trzesniewski, Kali
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2021 The Authors
PY - 2021/7/1
Y1 - 2021/7/1
N2 - Information-seeking after making mistakes or when experiencing uncertainty, including bids for help, is an important aspect of self-regulated learning. We compared information-seeking during a puzzle-solving task in 8- and 9-year-olds, 11- and 12-year-olds, and 16- and 17-year-olds (N = 197). We found that 8- and 9-year-olds were less efficient in their information-seeking, in that they were more likely than other age groups to seek help following a correct response. Additionally, the rate of information-seeking following an error was positively related to academic achievement, measured as Grade Point Average (GPA), above and beyond general task performance. This result was replicated in a larger and more diverse sample of 13- to 20-year-olds (N = 2,922). Overall, this research shows that information-seeking improves throughout childhood and this behaviour predicts academic success, highlighting the practical importance of this self-regulated behavior.
AB - Information-seeking after making mistakes or when experiencing uncertainty, including bids for help, is an important aspect of self-regulated learning. We compared information-seeking during a puzzle-solving task in 8- and 9-year-olds, 11- and 12-year-olds, and 16- and 17-year-olds (N = 197). We found that 8- and 9-year-olds were less efficient in their information-seeking, in that they were more likely than other age groups to seek help following a correct response. Additionally, the rate of information-seeking following an error was positively related to academic achievement, measured as Grade Point Average (GPA), above and beyond general task performance. This result was replicated in a larger and more diverse sample of 13- to 20-year-olds (N = 2,922). Overall, this research shows that information-seeking improves throughout childhood and this behaviour predicts academic success, highlighting the practical importance of this self-regulated behavior.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.cogdev.2021.101062
DO - 10.1016/j.cogdev.2021.101062
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85107140817
SN - 0885-2014
VL - 59
JO - Cognitive Development
JF - Cognitive Development
M1 - 101062
ER -