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Developmental differences in children's labeling of movement.

K T Winther1, J R Thomas

  • 1School of Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70803, USA.

Journal of Motor Behavior
|June 1, 1981
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Relevant labels significantly improve memory for positional movements across all ages. This suggests that children

Area of Science:

  • Cognitive Psychology
  • Developmental Psychology
  • Human Memory

Background:

  • Children's ability to encode information, particularly using labels, is crucial for verbal learning.
  • Labels can aid in remembering positional movements, but their effectiveness may vary with age and strategy.
  • Developmental differences in performance are often attributed to variations in information encoding strategies.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate developmental differences in how labels affect the memory of movements.
  • To determine if employing better or poorer labeling strategies impacts performance across different age groups.
  • To understand the role of encoding strategies in age-related performance disparities in memory tasks.

Main Methods:

  • The study involved three age groups: kindergarten children, fifth graders, and adults (N=27 per group).

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  • Participants were randomly assigned to one of three labeling conditions: subjective, irrelevant, or relevant labels.
  • A two-dimensional positioning task was used to assess radial, location, and distance errors in memory recall.

    • Main Results:

    • Relevant labels, such as a clock face, enhanced memory performance for positional movements in all age groups.
    • Kindergarten children using relevant labels performed similarly to fifth graders using irrelevant labels.
    • Fifth graders using relevant labels performed comparably to adults using less sophisticated (irrelevant) labeling strategies.

    Conclusions:

    • The effectiveness of relevant labels in improving memory for movements is consistent across developmental stages.
    • Labeling strategy significantly influences performance, with relevant labels bridging performance gaps between age groups.
    • Children's performance deficits in memory tasks may stem from less effective encoding strategies, which can be mitigated by appropriate labeling.