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Context learning; Imitation; Learning from screen media; Memory binding; Social learning; Transfer deficit
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Do Semantic Contextual Cues Facilitate Transfer Learning From Video In Toddlers?, Laura Zimmermann, Alecia Moser, Amanda Grenell, Kelly Dickerson, Qianwen Yao, Peter Gerhardstein, Rachel Barr
Do Semantic Contextual Cues Facilitate Transfer Learning From Video In Toddlers?, Laura Zimmermann, Alecia Moser, Amanda Grenell, Kelly Dickerson, Qianwen Yao, Peter Gerhardstein, Rachel Barr
Psychology Faculty Scholarship
Young children typically demonstrate a transfer deficit, learning less from video than live presentations. Semantically meaningful context has been demonstrated to enhance learning in young children. We examined the effect of a semantically meaningful context on toddlers' imitation performance. Two- and 2.5-year-olds participated in a puzzle imitation task to examine learning from either a live or televised model. The model demonstrated how to assemble a three-piece puzzle to make a fish or a boat, with the puzzle demonstration occurring against a semantically meaningful background context (ocean) or a yellow background (no context). Participants in the video condition performed significantly worse …