Young Children's Learning and Transfer of Biological Information from Picture Books to Real Animals

Autor/inn/en	Ganea, Patricia A.; Ma, Lili; DeLoache, Judy S.
Titel	Young Children's Learning and Transfer of Biological Information from Picture Books to Real Animals
Quelle	In: Child Development, 82 (2011) 5, S.1421-1433 (13 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0009-3920
DOI	10.1111/j.1467-8624.2011.01612.x
Schlagwörter	Animals; Picture Books; Preschool Children; Science Instruction; Transfer of Training; Cognitive Development; Child Development; Animal Behavior; Knowledge Level + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Animal; Tier; Tiere; Picture book; Bilderbuch; Pre-school age; Preschool age; Child; Children; Pre-school education; Preschool education; Vorschulalter; Kind; Kinder; Vorschulkind; Vorschulkinder; Vorschulerziehung; Vorschule; Teaching of science; Science education; Natural sciences Lessons; Naturwissenschaftlicher Unterricht; Training; Transfer; Ausbildung; Kognitive Entwicklung; Kindesentwicklung; Tierverhalten; Wissensbasis
Abstract	Preschool children (N = 104) read a book that described and illustrated color camouflage in animals (frogs and lizards). Children were then asked to indicate and explain which of 2 novel animals would be more likely to fall prey to a predatory bird. In Experiment 1, 3- and 4-year-olds were tested with pictures depicting animals in camouflage and noncamouflage settings; in Experiment 2, 4-year-olds were tested with real animals. The results show that by 4 years of age, children can learn new biological facts from a picture book. Of particular importance, transfer from books to real animals was found. These findings point to the importance that early book exposure can play in framing and increasing children's knowledge about the world. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10