Essays about: "preschooler"

Found 1 essay containing the word preschooler.

  1. 1. Preschoolers Favour Teachable Agent’s Action over Distraction

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Kognitionsvetenskap

    Author : Anton Axelsson; [2013]
    Keywords : teachable agent; attention; executive functions; theory of mind; preschooler; distractibility; eyetracking; Technology and Engineering; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Studies on teachable agents (TA) have repeatedly demonstrated their benefits in primary school pupils’ learning, but no study has yet been devised to investigate whether the same effects can be observed in preschoolers. Preschool age is an important time for development of executive functions (EF) and theory of mind (ToM), and it can be argued that preschoolers might not be able to pay enough attention to a TA due to underdevelopment of these cognitive abilities. READ MORE