Journal
CHILD DEVELOPMENT PERSPECTIVES
Volume 12, Issue 3, Pages 210-214Publisher
WILEY
DOI: 10.1111/cdep.12290
Keywords
transfer; video deficit; digital media; learning; working memory
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Funding
- National Science Foundation [BCS-1226550, BCS-1525726]
- Direct For Social, Behav & Economic Scie
- Division Of Behavioral and Cognitive Sci [1525726] Funding Source: National Science Foundation
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Understanding screen mediaeven televisioncan be a challenging task that requires substantial cognitive effort, especially for young children with relatively limited cognitive resources. Toddlers are less likely to transfer information across contexts (e.g., from video images to actual objects) than within the same context. Interactivity, such as that afforded by video chat and touchscreen mobile applications, may promote this transfer. However, some types of interactivity may be more beneficial than others, and the optimal conditions for learning differ across children. In this article, I describe what we know and what we need to understand more fully about children's transfer in the context of interactive digital media. I emphasize the extent to which cognitive constraints and the complexity of tasks likely moderate the effects of digital media on early learning and development.
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