How training set and prior knowledge affect preschoolers' perception of quantity and early number learning

<p>This dissertation examines how training on the iPad can improve children’s quantity recognition, and whether different types of training might be warranted for children with different levels of experience. Study 1 tested the effects of multiple exemplar training (3 cars / 3 apples / 3 ducks, etc.) versus single exemplar training (3 cars / 3 cars / 3 cars, etc.) in recognizing quantities. For children just learning to recognize quantities (0-2 knowers), training with multiple exemplars was most effective for quantities three and four. For 3-6 knower children, single exemplar training was most effective for learning quantities five and six. Study 2 tested the effects of using a training set with perceptually distinct dice-like arrangements versus linear arrangements of objects in the quantity recognition task. 0-2 knower children tended to choose the familiar arrangements which were shown in the training session (regardless of quantity), while 3-6 knowers could pick out the correct quantity regardless of arrangement. This result suggests that selecting the right type of training is important for facilitating children’s early number learning.</p>

Name thesis:degree_name

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)

Level thesis:degree_level

Dissertation

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Psychological Sciences

Year

2016

Author dc:creator

• Han, Arum

Contributors dc:contributor

• George Hollich
• David J. Pupura
• Sara A. Schmitt
• Barbara A. Younger-Rossmann

• Psychology
• Multiple exemplar training
• Quantity recognition
• iPad
• Developmental Psychology

Repository record dc:identifier

https://docs.lib.purdue.edu/open_access_dissertations/930

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:docs.lib.purdue.edu:open_access_dissertations-2152