Experience-Driven Semantic Differentiation: Effects of a Naturalistic Experience on Within- and Across-Domain Differentiation in Children

Autor/inn/en	Vales, Catarina; States, Sarah L.; Fisher, Anna V.
Titel	Experience-Driven Semantic Differentiation: Effects of a Naturalistic Experience on Within- and Across-Domain Differentiation in Children
Quelle	In: Child Development, 91 (2020) 3, S.733-742 (10 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Vales, Catarina)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0009-3920
DOI	10.1111/cdev.13369
Schlagwörter	Semantics; Networks; Cognitive Ability; Child Development; Preschool Children; Gardening; Enrichment Activities; Academic Achievement; Language Acquisition; Outcomes of Education; Learning Experience; Correlation + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Semantik; Denkfähigkeit; Kindesentwicklung; Pre-school age; Preschool age; Child; Children; Pre-school education; Preschool education; Vorschulalter; Kind; Kinder; Vorschulkind; Vorschulkinder; Vorschulerziehung; Vorschule; Gartenarbeit; Bereicherungsprogramm; Schulleistung; Sprachaneignung; Spracherwerb; Lernleistung; Schulerfolg; Lernerfahrung; Korrelation
Abstract	Organized semantic networks reflecting distinctions within and across domains of knowledge are critical for higher-level cognition. Thus, understanding how semantic structure changes with experience is a fundamental question in developmental science. This study probed changes in semantic structure in 4-6 year-old children (N = 29) as a result of participating in an enrichment program at a local botanical garden. This study presents the first direct evidence that (a) the accumulation of experience with items in a domain promoted increases in both within- and across-domain semantic differentiation, and that (b) this experience-driven semantic differentiation generalized to nonexperienced items. These findings have implications for understanding the role of experience in building semantic networks, and for conceptualizing the contribution of enrichment experiences to academic success. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01