Cross Cultural Indicators of Independent Learning in Young Children: A Jordanian Case

Document Type

Article

Source of Publication

Spanish Journal of Psychology

Publication Date

6-10-2016

Abstract

Copyright © Universidad Complutense de Madrid and Colegio Oficial de Psicólogos de Madrid 2016. This study attempts to explore the level of Independent Learning (IL) amongst a sample of Jordanian preschoolers. Behaviors of sixty preschool children aged 5-6 years old were observed and rated by their teachers against an Arabic version of the Children's Independent Learning Development (CHILD 3-5) observational instrument to explore the independent learning among young children according to their gender, engagement level, parental education and the size of their families. The results illustrated that preschoolers may show some aspects of behaviors particularly those related to pro-social and cognitive areas. It also indicated that children from high educated environments demonstrated IL behaviors more than those coming from low educated environments. Finally, children coming from larger family size showed less IL behaviors than those coming from smaller ones. Results and implications are discussed.

ISSN

1138-7416

Publisher

Cambridge University Press

Volume

19

First Page

E34

Disciplines

Education | Social and Behavioral Sciences

Keywords

independent learning, observational method, young children

Scopus ID

84973522318

Indexed in Scopus

yes

Open Access

yes

Open Access Type

Green: A manuscript of this publication is openly available in a repository

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