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An Introduction to Ecological Active Learning
Title / Series / Name
Current Directions in Psychological Science
Publication Volume
31
Publication Issue
6
Pages
Authors
Editors
Keywords
active learning
adaptiveness
cognitive development
ecological learning
exploration
information search
General Psychology
adaptiveness
cognitive development
ecological learning
exploration
information search
General Psychology
URI
https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14018/28127
Abstract
This article introduces ecological active learning, a developmental framework that focuses on children’s ability to adapt and tailor their active-learning strategies to the particular structure and characteristics of a learning environment. Results of seminal studies indicate that efficient, adaptive search strategies emerge around 3 years of age, much earlier than previously assumed. This work highlights the importance of developing age-appropriate paradigms that capture children’s early competence to gain a more comprehensive and fair picture of their active-learning abilities. Also, it offers a process-oriented theoretical framework that can accommodate and reconcile a sparse but growing body of work documenting children’s active and adaptive learning. Three of the most promising avenues for future research on children’s ecological active learning are discussed.
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Place of Publication
Type
Journal article
Date
2022-12
Language
ISBN
Identifiers
10.1177/09637214221112114