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This letter describes a novel approach to the assessment of spatial cognition in children. In particular, we present a wireless instrumented toy embedding magneto-inertial sensors for orientation tracking, specifically developed to assess the ability to insert objects into holes. To be used in naturalistic environments (e.g., day cares), we also describe an in-field calibration procedure based on...
There are not many initiatives in the area of game development for children with special needs, specially children with Down syndrome. The major purpose of our research is to promote cognitive development of disabled children in the context of inclusive education. In order to do so, we address aspects of interaction, communication and game design in stimulating selected cognitive abilities. By using...
The goal of the current research was to investigate the potential relationship between joint attention and cooperation. Sixty-six children at 14-30 months engaged in a cooperative activity with an adult partner, who stopped participating at a specific point during the tasks. We explored whether children would continue the cooperative action when the cooperative activity was interrupted, and how they...
Learning is a social and interactional endeavor, in which the learner generally receives support from his/her social environment. In this process, the learner's feedback is important as it provides information about the learner's current understanding which, in turn, enables the tutor to adjust his/her presentation accordingly. Thus, through their feedback learners can actively shape the tutor's presentation...
Centuries ago, the existence of life was explained by the presence of a soul [1]. Known as animism, this term was re-defined in the 1970s by Piaget as young children's beliefs that inanimate objects are capable of actions and have lifelike qualities. With the development of robots in the 21st century, researchers have yet to examine whether animism is apparent in children's impressions of robots....
Several existing problems in childrenpsilas family education in China are analysed. Considering the basic factors of cooperative learning, several advantages of childrenpsilas cooperative learning in family are discussed. The basic cooperative learning models for family education that have four kind of basic forms are proposed. In cooperative learning process, parents are participator and organizer,...
A growing literature suggests that generating and evaluating explanations is a key mechanism for learning and development, but little is known about how children evaluate explanations, especially in the absence of probability information or robust prior beliefs. Previous findings demonstrate that adults balance several explanatory virtues in evaluating competing explanations, including simplicity...
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