This research project attempted to test assumptions
about the development of private speech' and its
relationship to attentional modes of engagement, and
task performance. Results showed an ontogenetic
trend from audible, externalised types of private
speech to less audible, more internalised forms,
consistent with Vygotsky's assumption that private
speech undergoes a curvilinear course of
development. Use of on-task private speech was
accompanied by greater task attentional focus in the
form of motor and looking behaviourial modes of
engagement and a reduction in non-attention
behaviour and successful performance in problem-solving.
"The relation of word to thought, and the creation
of new concepts is a complex, delicate and enigmatic
process unfolding in our soul." (Tolstoy, 1903, 143,
in Vygotsky, 1986) / Thesis (M.A.) - University of Natal, Durban, 2000
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:ukzn/oai:http://researchspace.ukzn.ac.za:10413/6101 |
| Date | January 2000 |
| Creators | Bustin, Caron. |
| Contributors | Damianova, M. |
| Source Sets | South African National ETD Portal |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis |
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