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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.
小題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

小題2: If she wants to help a child with his schoolwork, a mom ________.

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

小題3:Who will be the least help to a kid when he is explaining, according to Rittle-Johnson?

A．The kid’s mom.

B．The kid’s grandmother.

C．A peer.

D．A relative the kid doesn’t know.

小題4:Which of the following best gives the main idea of the passage?

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.

Answer 1

小題1:B
小題2:C
小題3:D
小題4:A

試題分析：這篇文章介紹了一個研究結果：講的是當媽媽聽孩子解釋的時候，孩子的學習效果更好，因為孩子通過解釋，更好的理解了所學內容。
小題1:細節題：從文章第二段的句子：“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.”可知孩子在解釋問題的時候，媽媽最好聽他說，選B
小題2:細節題：從文章第三段的句子：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.可知如果媽媽想幫助孩子的作業，她可能自己不知道答案，選C
小題3:細節題：從文章第三段的句子：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 認為媽媽，祖母和同學給孩子的幫助要比一個孩子不知道的親戚給孩子的幫助多，選D
小題4:主旨題：從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.可知這篇文章講的是當媽媽聽他們解釋的時候，孩子的學習效果更好，選A