Word learning from a tablet app: Toddlers perform better in a passive context.

ABSTRACT: In recent years, the popularity of tablets has skyrocketed and there has been an explosive growth in apps designed for children. Howhever, many of these apps are released without tests for their effectiveness. This is worrying given that the factors influencing children's learning from touchscreen devices need to be examined in detail. In particular, it has been suggested that children learn less from passive video viewing relative to equivalent live interaction, which would have implications for learning from such digital tools. However, this so-called video deficit may be reduced by allowing children greater influence over their learning environment. Across two touchscreen-based experiments, we examined whether 2- to 4-year-olds benefit from actively choosing what to learn more about in

SUBMITTER: Ackermann L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7707543 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature