Science Daily—Kids may roll their eyes when their mothers asks them about their school day, but answering her may actually help them learn. New research from Vanderbilt University reveals that children learn the solution to a problem best when they explain it to their mom.
“We knew that children learn well with their moms or with a peer, but we did not know if that was because they were getting feedback and help,” Bethany Rittle-Johnson, the study’s lead author and assistant professor of psychology at Vanderbilt’s Peabody College of education and human development, said. “In this study, we just had the children’s mothers listen, without providing any assistance. We’ve found that by simply listening, a mother helps her child learn.”
Rittle-Johnson believes the new finding can help parents better assist their children with their schoolwork, even when they are not sure of the answer themselves. Although the researchers used children and their mothers in the study, they believe the same results will hold true whether the person is the child’s father, grandparent, or other familiar persons.
“The basic idea is that it is really effective to try to get kids to explain things themselves instead of just telling them the answer,” she said. “Explaining their reasoning, to a parent or perhaps to other people they know, will help them understand the problem and apply what they have learned to other situations. We saw that this simple act of listening by mom made a difference in the quality of the child’s explanations and how well they could solve more difficult problems later on.
【小题1】According to the passage, a mom had better ________.
A.give a kid some help when he is explaining his problem |
B.just listen while a kid is explaining his problem |
C.work together with a kid toward the solution to a problem |
D.leave a kid alone when he meets a problem at school |
A.should know the answer to a problem first |
B.should pay attention to the child’s feedback. |
C.may not know the answer herself |
D.should not interrupt the child |
A.The kid’s mom. |
B.The kid’s grandmother. |
C.A peer. |
D.A relative the kid doesn’t know. |
A.Children learn better when their mom is hearing their explaining. |
B.Children learn better if they find the solution to a problem themselves. |
C.Parents should not provide any assistance to their children’s schoolwork. |
D.A mom should listen more to their children when they have problems at school. |
【小题1】B
【小题2】C
【小题3】D
【小题4】A
解析试题分析:这篇文章介绍了一个研究结果:讲的是当妈妈听孩子解释的时候,孩子的学习效果更好,因为孩子通过解释,更好的理解了所学内容。
【小题1】细节题:从文章第二段的句子:“In this study, we just had the children’s mothers listen, without providing any assistance. We’ve found that by simply listening, a mother helps her child learn.”可知孩子在解释问题的时候,妈妈最好听他说,选B
【小题2】细节题:从文章第三段的句子:Rittle-Johnson believes the new finding can help parents better assist their children with their schoolwork, even when they are not sure of the answer themselves.可知如果妈妈想帮助孩子的作业,她可能自己不知道答案,选C
【小题3】细节题:从文章第三段的句子:Although the researchers used children and their mothers in the study, they believe the same results will hold true whether the person is the child’s father, grandparent, or other familiar persons.可知Rittle-Johnson 认为妈妈,祖母和同学给孩子的帮助要比一个孩子不知道的亲戚给孩子的帮助多,选D
【小题4】主旨题:从全篇文章和第一段的句子:New research from Vanderbilt University reveals that children learn the solution to a problem best when they explain it to their mom.可知这篇文章讲的是当妈妈听他们解释的时候,孩子的学习效果更好,选A
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D.You can look through more pages with a membership. |
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A.Because it has games and stories for young kids. |
B.Because children can mail letters to their favorite characters. |
C.Because it is always educational, and children love it.. |
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B.Starfall is designed for learners from pre-K to second grade |
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B.By asking her parents for support. |
C.With the financial support from a kind boss. |
D.With the help from her teachers and classmates. |
A.To accumulate wealth. |
B.To benefit her children. |
C.To make her parents live better. |
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C.perform well in your studies |
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C.Run fifty marathons, in fifty states, in fifty days. |
D.Run a 135-mile ultra-marathon across Death Valley. |
A.life means achieving goals |
B.success is the greatest reward |
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D.To learn about the process of decision-making. |
A.emotions are the enemy of decision making |
B.our brain has nothing to do with decision making |
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D.our emotional memories of past choices can affect present decisions |
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B.They make decisions without much thinking. |
C.They tend to save time when shopping. |
D.They are too angry to bargain. |
A.Emotions are a part of decision making. |
B.Sad people always make the worst choices. |
C.No emotion seems to help us make good choices. |
D.Only sad feelings affect our thinking and motivation. |
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