Structure Mapping for Social Learning

Christie, Stella

doi:10.1111/tops.12264

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“…Indeed, although our emphasis here has been on children's understanding of false belief, the same analogical comparison processes might support children's understanding of diverse desires, and perhaps other insights as well. This idea is consistent with research that emphasizes the role of structure-mapping mechanisms in social cognitive development (Christie, 2017;Gerson, 2014).…”

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Analogical Comparison Promotes Theory‐of‐Mind Development

Hoyos¹,

Horton²,

Simms

et al. 2020

Cognitive Science

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Theory‐of‐mind (ToM) is an integral part of social cognition, but how it develops remains a critical question. There is evidence that children can gain insight into ToM through experience, including language training and explanatory interactions. But this still leaves open the question of how children gain these insights—what processes drive this learning? We propose that analogical comparison is a key mechanism in the development of ToM. In Experiment 1, children were shown true‐ and false‐belief scenarios and prompted to engage in multiple comparisons (e.g., belief vs. world). In Experiments 2a, 2b, and 3, children saw a series of true‐ and false‐belief events, varying in order and in their alignability. Across these experiments, we found that providing support for comparing true‐ and false‐belief scenarios led to increased performance on false‐belief tests. These findings show that analogical comparison can support ToM learning.

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Analogical Comparison Promotes Theory‐of‐Mind Development

Hoyos¹,

Horton²,

Simms

et al. 2020

Cognitive Science

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“…There is extensive evidence that children's number and mathematics learning is aided by comparison (Mix, Smith, & Crespo, 2019; Thompson & Opfer, 2010, see reviews by Richland & Begolli, 2016; Richland & Simms, 2015). In the domain of social cognition, recent work shows that children's false belief understanding is facilitated by comparison (Hoyos, Horton, Simms, & Gentner, 2020; see Christie, 2017 for a review). A recently published edited book highlights the importance of comparison in many domains of learning (Childers, 2020).…”

Section: Comparison Fosters Learningmentioning

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“…Such social comparison results in the evaluation of self, just as it does in adult settings (Festinger, 1954; see recent reviews Gerber, Wheeler, & Suls, 2018; Baldwin & Mussweiler, 2018). But beyond self‐evaluation and/or self‐identity, comparison among social agents—either between self and others or among others—may also result in learning about the social world, including learning about social relations and roles (for review, see Christie, 2017). For example, a recent study showed that four‐year‐olds had a better Theory of Mind understanding after comparing others' thoughts (Hoyos et al, 2020).…”

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Why play equals learning: Comparison as a learning mechanism in play

Christie

2021

Infant and Child Development

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Play is an essential component of childhood, but parents and educators sometimes view it as an optional add‐on, which gets in the way of learning. This view persists in spite of evidence that play is helpful and sometimes critical to learning in multiple domains, perhaps because precise mechanisms whereby play occasions learning are not well understood. Here, I propose a new research perspective on playful learning, which might fill this gap, and solidify our understanding of both play and learning: a focus on comparison and structural alignment. Comparison (and structural alignment, which highlights useful comparisons) is a well‐studied learning mechanism, and it occurs often during free and guided play. Do we learn through play because we compare during play? I briefly summarize the learning benefits of comparison and sketch the ways in which play may trigger comparison. I then list several concrete research questions, through which we may inspect the role of comparison in mediating between play and learning.

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“…The collaborative learning approach could result in individual social and cognitive development and change, as this approach encourages intercultural interaction while managing projects and producing quality outcomes (Heyes, 2016;Christie, 2017;Kendal, Boogert, Rendell, Laland, Webster & Jones, 2018;Wangi et al, 2018). In a multicultural higher education environment, such as the module in which this research is conducted, every student can make a unique contribution to a group project (Silalahi, 2019).…”

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Collaborative learning experiences of fourth-year students in a social work module

Pretorius

Nel

2021

Sotls

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This article provides insight into a fourth-year social work module, integrating an authentic learning task. This task focused on the development of a funding proposal for a social service organization. It attempted to integrate collaborative learning by scaffolding students’ participation in the world of work, rather than just receiving a qualification. In view of the prevalent conversation around the Fourth Industrial Revolution and the Covid-19 pandemic, it is essential that lecturers at higher education institutions embrace collaborative and problem-solving skills for student tasks. Recent evidence suggests that higher education graduates’ learning and their readiness for work in a professional environment require a greater focus on creative and innovative thinking to solve real-world problems. The results from this qualitative investigation revealed that students found working in teams and collaborating with their peers both challenging and rewarding. This process contributed to the holistic development of social workers ready to work in the real-world.

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Structure Mapping for Social Learning

Cited by 10 publications

References 85 publications

Analogical Comparison Promotes Theory‐of‐Mind Development

Analogical Comparison Promotes Theory‐of‐Mind Development

Why play equals learning: Comparison as a learning mechanism in play

Collaborative learning experiences of fourth-year students in a social work module

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