Improving Preschoolers’ Theory Of Mind Skills With Digital Games: A Training Study

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dc.contributor.advisorClark, Kevin
dc.contributor.authorNikolayev, Mariya
dc.creatorNikolayev, Mariya
dc.date.accessioned2016-04-19T19:26:38Z
dc.date.available2016-04-19T19:26:38Z
dc.date.issued2015
dc.description.abstractThis single-subject research study examined functional relation between digital games enriched with voice-overs and theory of mind (ToM) when game play was either followed or not followed by a discussion focused on the game’s content. The study employed multiple baseline design across participants to evaluate the effects of games with mental state language voice-overs as well as games with mental state language voice-overs combined with a follow-up discussion of children’s ToM skills. ToM was assessed with two measures based on a continuous ToM assessment scale; the first measure included three tasks and targeted earlier-developing ToM skills (diverse desires, diverse beliefs, and knowledge access) and the other measure included 2 tasks that assessed later-developing ToM competency, false belief understanding. The voice-overs for the games were created based on results of research studies examining language conducive to ToM development and validated by a group of early childhood educators.
dc.format.extent194 pages
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1920/10157
dc.language.isoen
dc.rightsCopyright 2015 Mariya Nikolayev
dc.subjectEducation
dc.subjectEducational technology
dc.subjectDevelopmental psychology
dc.subjectDigital Games
dc.subjectEducational Content Development
dc.subjectLearning from Media
dc.subjectPreschoolers
dc.subjectSocial-emotional development
dc.subjectTheory of Mind
dc.titleImproving Preschoolers’ Theory Of Mind Skills With Digital Games: A Training Study
dc.typeDissertation
thesis.degree.disciplineEducation
thesis.degree.grantorGeorge Mason University
thesis.degree.levelDoctoral

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