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Young children's transmission of information following self-discovery and instruction

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Research shows children differently convey self-explored and instructed knowledge, highlighting developmental changes.

Instructed information is prioritized by 2-year-olds over self-explored knowledge in teaching tasks.
Findings reveal a Cohen's d of 0.55, indicating a significant preference for instructed functions in younger children.
As children mature, their preference for teaching self-explored information increases, changing the nature of knowledge transmission.
This research contributes to understanding the distinctions in knowledge conveyance during early development.

Karadağ et al. (2025) studied this question.

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