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Conversation and Object Manipulation Influence Children's Learning in a Museum
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Jant, Erin A.; Haden, Catherine A.; Uttal, David H.; Babcock, Elizabeth – Child Development, 2014
The effects of parent-child conversation and object manipulation on children's learning, transfer of knowledge, and memory were examined in two museum exhibits and conversations recorded at home. Seventy-eight children (M[subscript age] = 4.9) and their parents were randomly assigned to receive conversation cards featuring elaborative…
Descriptors: Children, Learning, Transfer of Training, Memory
Do Gestural Interfaces Promote Thinking? Embodied Interaction: Congruent Gestures and Direct Touch Promote Performance in Math
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Segal, Ayelet – ProQuest LLC, 2011
Can action support cognition? Can direct touch support performance? Embodied interaction involving digital devices is based on the theory of grounded cognition. Embodied interaction with gestural interfaces involves more of our senses than traditional (mouse-based) interfaces, and in particular includes direct touch and physical movement, which…
Descriptors: Evidence, Interaction, Arithmetic, Nonverbal Communication
Object Construction Under Diverse Conditions of Rearing
Hunt, J. McVicker – International Understanding, 1974
This study examines object construction and the ages at which children developing under various environmental conditions achieve five of the landmarks in the Uzgiris-Hunt (1974) scale of object permanence. (Author)
Descriptors: Children, Cognitive Processes, Concept Formation, Environmental Influences