The Role of the Natural History Museum in Promoting Word Learning for Young Children

Autor/inn/en	Lester, Nicola; Theakston, Anna; Twomey, Katherine E.
Titel	The Role of the Natural History Museum in Promoting Word Learning for Young Children
Quelle	In: Infant and Child Development, 32 (2023) 2, (17 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Lester, Nicola) ORCID (Theakston, Anna) ORCID (Twomey, Katherine E.)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1522-7227
DOI	10.1002/icd.2400
Schlagwörter	Preschool Children; Museums; Vocabulary; Vocabulary Development; Minority Groups; Teaching Methods; Educational Cooperation + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Pre-school age; Preschool age; Child; Children; Pre-school education; Preschool education; Vorschulalter; Kind; Kinder; Vorschulkind; Vorschulkinder; Vorschulerziehung; Vorschule; Museum; Museumswesen; Museen; Wortschatz; Wortschatzarbeit; Ethnische Minderheit; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Education; cooperation; Kooperation
Abstract	Although strong claims have been made about museums being ideal word learning environments, these are yet to be empirically supported. In the current study, 152 four- to five-year-olds children (81-M, 71-F) from minority backgrounds were taught six vocabulary items either in a museum, in their classroom with museum resources, or in their classroom with classroom resources. At test, children taught in their classroom with museum resources produced significantly more correct responses than children taught in the museum or in their classroom with classroom resources. Children were also significantly better at retaining the target vocabulary items than recalling them. These data demonstrate how context can impact word learning and point to the benefits of a collaborative relationship between schools and museums to support children's language development. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01