Cultural Variations In Childrens Attention And Learning Summary

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In “ Cultural Variations in Children’s Attention and Learning ”, the researchers state that different cultural backgrounds affect in how children learn and pay attention learn from events happening around them. Children whose have present in community activities and more interactions with family were found to focus on more learning by observing and pitching in. On the other hand, middle-class children usually involved in specialized-child focused activities and have less opportunity to engage in community activities that children’s attention are managed by adults instead of themselves. Researchers reveal that children from families with keen and broad observations of events than middle-class children. The researchers also conduct 2 studies

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