Rapid Learning in a Children's Museum via Analogical Comparison

Dedre Gentner; Susan C. Levine; Raedy Ping; Ashley Isaia; Sonica Dhillon; Claire Bradley; Garrett Honke

doi:10.1111/cogs.12248

Rapid Learning in a Children's Museum via Analogical Comparison

Dedre Gentner^*, Susan C. Levine, Raedy Ping, Ashley Isaia, Sonica Dhillon, Claire Bradley, Garrett Honke

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Psychology

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Abstract

We tested whether analogical training could help children learn a key principle of elementary engineering-namely, the use of a diagonal brace to stabilize a structure. The context for this learning was a construction activity at the Chicago Children's Museum, in which children and their families build a model skyscraper together. The results indicate that even a single brief analogical comparison can confer insight. The results also reveal conditions that support analogical learning.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	224-240
Number of pages	17
Journal	Cognitive Science
Volume	40
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1111/cogs.12248
State	Published - Jan 1 2016

Keywords

Analogical learning
STEM learning in museums
Spatial learning

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Experimental and Cognitive Psychology
Cognitive Neuroscience
Artificial Intelligence

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