Young Children's Learning and Transfer of Biological Information From Picture Books to Real Animals
Young Children's Learning and Transfer of Biological Information From Picture Books to Real Animals
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DOI：
10.1111/j.1467-8624.2011.01612.x
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发表时间：
2011-09-01
影响因子：
4.6
通讯作者：
DeLoache, Judy S.
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作者：
Ganea, Patricia A.;Ma, Lili;DeLoache, Judy S.
学龄前儿童（N = 104）阅读了一本描述和说明动物（青蛙和蜥蜴）颜色伪装的书。然后要求孩子们指出并解释两种新动物中哪一种更有可能成为掠食性鸟类的猎物。在实验1中，研究人员给3岁和4岁的孩子看伪装动物和非伪装动物的图片；在实验2中，4岁的孩子们用真实的动物进行测试。结果表明，到4岁时，孩子们可以从绘本中学习新的生物学知识。特别重要的是，人们发现从书中转移到真实的动物身上。这些发现表明，早期接触书籍在构建和增加儿童对世界的认识方面发挥着重要作用。
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.