Transfer in Young Children's Understanding of Spatial Representations.

Marzolf, Donald P.; DeLoache, Judy S.

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ERIC Number: EJ478206

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1994

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Transfer in Young Children's Understanding of Spatial Representations.

Marzolf, Donald P.; DeLoache, Judy S.

Child Development, v65 n1 p1-15 Feb 1994

In 3 studies, 2.5- and 3-year-olds transferred knowledge from an easy task that required appreciation of a symbolic relation to a more difficult task involving a symbolic relation that children their age typically do not appreciate. Results support the theory that young children use insight into one symbolic relation to understand other symbolic relations. (MDM)

Descriptors: Associative Learning, Cognitive Development, Preschool Children, Spatial Ability, Symbolic Learning, Symbolism

Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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