Research supports mediational deficiency rather than production deficiency in explaining young children's strategy use.

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Research supports production deficiency rather than mediational deficiency in explaining young children's strategy use. Production deficiency refers to young children's failure to spontaneously generate and use effective strategies, whereas mediational deficiency involves a failure to benefit from strategies even when they are generated by others. Most evidence indicates that young children often do not produce strategies on their own, rather than being unable to use them when taught.

Research Supports Mediational Deficiency Rather Than Production Deficiency in Explaining