Learning From Fantasy and Real Characters in Preschool and Kindergarten
- 30 April 2009
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Journal of Cognition and Development
- Vol. 10 (1-2) , 41-66
Abstract
In three experiments, 3½- to 6-year-old children were presented with analogical problems in which the protagonists were either real people or fantasy characters. Children were more likely to transfer solutions from the stories about real people rather than the stories about fantasy characters. These results suggest that the use of a fantasy character might not be an effective strategy for teaching children information that is meant to be applied to the real world.Keywords
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