Speech and Gesture Production Provide Unique Insights into Young Children's Spatial Reasoning

Autor/inn/en	Miller, Hilary E.; Andrews, Chelsea A.; Simmering, Vanessa R.
Titel	Speech and Gesture Production Provide Unique Insights into Young Children's Spatial Reasoning
Quelle	In: Child Development, 91 (2020) 6, S.1934-1952 (19 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Miller, Hilary E.) ORCID (Andrews, Chelsea A.) ORCID (Simmering, Vanessa R.)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0009-3920
DOI	10.1111/cdev.13396
Schlagwörter	Language Role; Language Acquisition; Spatial Ability; Child Development; Nonverbal Communication; Task Analysis; Prediction; Age Differences; Gender Differences; Language Usage; Speech Communication; Decision Making; Cognitive Processes + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Sprachaneignung; Spracherwerb; Räumliches Vorstellungsvermögen; Kindesentwicklung; Non-verbal communication; Nonverbale Kommunikation; Aufgabenanalyse; Vorhersage; Age; Difference; Age difference; Altersunterschied; Geschlechterkonflikt; Sprachgebrauch; Decision-making; Entscheidungsfindung; Cognitive process; Kognitiver Prozess
Abstract	This study took a novel approach to understanding the role of language in spatial development by combining approaches from spatial language and gesture research. It analyzed forty-three 4.5- to 6-year-old's speech and gesture production during explanations of reasoning behind performance on Spatial Analogies and Children's Mental Transformation Tasks. Results showed that speech and gesture relevant for solving the trials (disambiguating correct choices) predicted spatial performance when controlling for age, gender, and spatial words and gestures produced. Children performed the spatial tasks well if they produced relevant information either verbally through speech or nonverbally through gesture. These results highlight the importance of not only focusing on concepts children can reference but also on how such concepts are used in spatial tasks. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01