Animals with human traits in children's books lead to less-factual learning
A recent study showed that children's books that portray animals with human characteristics hindered factual learning, abstract thinking and conceptual reasoning about animals. "Books that portray animals realistically lead to more learning and more accurate biological understanding," said the study's author Patricia Ganea, a psychologist at the University of Toronto.
Ganea, P. et al. (2014). Do cavies talk? The effect of anthropomorphic books on children's knowledge about animals. Frontiers in Psychology, 5.
http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fpsyg.2014.00283/abstract
A recent study showed that children's books that portray animals with human characteristics hindered factual learning, abstract thinking and conceptual reasoning about animals. "Books that portray animals realistically lead to more learning and more accurate biological understanding," said the study's author Patricia Ganea, a psychologist at the University of Toronto.
Ganea, P. et al. (2014). Do cavies talk? The effect of anthropomorphic books on children's knowledge about animals. Frontiers in Psychology, 5.
http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fpsyg.2014.00283/abstract
Do
cavies talk?: The effect of anthropomorphic books on children's
knowledge about animals - See more at:
http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fpsyg.2014.00283/abstract#sthash.fsyrfpDa.dpuf
Do
cavies talk?: The effect of anthropomorphic books on children's
knowledge about animals - See more at:
http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fpsyg.2014.00283/abstract#sthash.fsyrfpDa.dpuf
Do
cavies talk?: The effect of anthropomorphic books on children's
knowledge about animals - See more at:
http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fpsyg.2014.00283/abstract#sthash.fsyrfpDa.dpuf
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