유아의 입체도형 표상에 관한 연구 = A Study on Young Children`s Representation of Solid Figures

다국어 초록 (Multilingual Abstract)

This study investigated the developmental characteristics of young children in the spatial representation ability for solid figures (cylinder, cuboid, pyramid). Sixty two children from 4 to 6 years of age were asked to draw and to describe solid figures. Based on Mitchelmore`s study, children`s drawings were classified into four developmental stages: stage 1- plane schematic; stage 2- space schematic; stage 3- preschematic; stage 4- realistic. Most of the children`s drawings fell into stage 1 and stage2. However, some children made stage 3 drawings. A stage 4 drawing was also found in a cuboid-drawing by one 6-year-olds. A developmental difference characterized this representation, with the 6-year-olds performing significantly better than the younger children. Children`s verbalizations were classified into three cotegories: visual responses, property responses, and no response. Across the ages, the children provided a high proportion of visual responses. Property responses were also present but infrequent.