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CONVERSATIONAL SKILLS [1 record]

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Record 1 2013-02-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Cognitive Psychology
CONT

The child may be exceptionally quiet or, conversely, very talkative. Conversational skills (e.g., taking turns, maintaining a topic) are often quite poor or inappropriate.

OBS

conversational skill: term usually used in the plural.

Key term(s)
  • conversational skills

French

Domaine(s)
  • Psychologie cognitive
CONT

Évaluer la compétence conversationnelle consiste donc à évaluer les capacités (forcément inégales et sujettes aux variations contextuelles) mises en acte par les enfants dans une situation naturelle (non expérimentale) de type scolaire.

OBS

compétence conversationnelle; aptitude à la conversation : termes habituellement utilisés au pluriel.

Key term(s)
  • compétences conversationnelles
  • aptitudes à la conversation

Spanish

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