Discovering Spatial Judgement Through a Child's Perspective
Research area 01 of 12 · Project E
A toddler begins to learn by either Actively Participating with the environment or Passively Observing other activities. The method of playing with its toys, imagining a make-believe play space or physically interacting with a play structure. All of these experiences influence sensations and shape the perceptual and cognitive processes in the brain as the child grows. Towards the later stages of development, a child observes and mimics behaviours and emotions and subconsciously begins to relate certain environmental qualities to Reactions and Responses.
Focus
- The active and passive role played by spatial contents and spatial contexts in influencing the manners in which a child learns to interact with the environment. The role of certain kinds of toys/games and stories/rhymes in the process of cognitive development. The journey from observation to modelling for a child within the age of 4.
Aims
- To understand how a child learns to perceive through the various environmental factors that might influence and intervene in the learning processes.
- To make it possible to direct the young mind's learning capabilities using the environment as a primary tool.
- To comprehend the possible outcomes of spatial designs.
- To fathom the possible alterations in the growing mind and the relevance of the environment in the resultant adult.
Keywords
- child psychology
- children specific spaces
- interactive toys and objects
- observation and modelling
- cognitive development
Contributors: Devina Mitchelle Thomas, Nikita Sheth