Investigation of the ability and strategies of young children in analogical reasoning
| Autor: | Yu-Wen Tsai, 蔡瑜汶 |
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| Rok vydání: | 2011 |
| Druh dokumentu: | 學位論文 ; thesis |
| Popis: | 99 A tool for interactive analogies testing was developed in this study for investigating the ability and strategies of young children in analogical reasoning. There were 14 boys and 11 girls included in this study, and the average age of them was 5.5 years old. The children were asked to solve a series of matching questions under one-to-one interview. The tool was designed based on structural stage model, component theory, structural-mapping theory, and schema induction theory. To further investigate the influence caused by different testing pattern, method and other possible improvement methods in reasoning ability of young children, relative studies of classical and problem analogies testing was consulted. By using computed digital media, the tool provides an immediate feedback situation according to the children’s answer. For being more adaptive to instincts of young children, graphic testing and simple questions of connecting the dots were strategies applied. Both reasoning accuracy and selection inclination (correct, thematic, mere appearance, and category) of the subjects were evaluated. Therefore, how the young children solving reasoning questions and what is the improvement or change of them in reasoning ability and strategy after training can be understood through their descriptions during testing. From preliminary results, the averaged probability of young children to make the right choice is 60 % in interactive analogies testing. The incorrect response was caused by direct related or other apparent information. Young children with different reasoning ability showed various progresses in analogical reasoning strategy. Besides increasing 10 % of reasoning accuracy after being familiar with the tool, the feedback situation provided by this interactive testing platform also reduces the influence of incorrect choices. In addition, the application of the analogical reasoning strategy of the young children led the reasoning process becoming more creative and sophisticated. The results of this study can help the teachers to understand the analogical reasoning ability of young children, reduce the mis-evaluation of their ability, and then provide more suitable scaffolding support for them. |
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