Blues Clues was on the right track. The pause could trick children into thinking that Steve was responsive to them. But the holy grail would be creating a scenario in which the guy on the screen did actually respondin which the toddler did something and the character reliably jumped or laughed or started to dance or talk back.
Like, for example, when Gideon said Giddy and Talking Baby Hippo said Giddy back, without fail, every time. That kind of contingent interaction is what captivates a toddler and can be a significant source of learning for even very young childrenlearning that researchers hope the children can carry into the real world. Its not exactly the ideal social partner the American Academy of Pediatrics craves. Its certainly not a parent or caregiver. But its as good an approximation as weve ever come up with on a screen, and its why childrens-media researchers are so excited about the iPads potential.
A couple researchers from the Childrens Media Center at Georgetown University show up at my house, carrying an iPad wrapped in a bright-orange case, the better to tempt Gideon with. They are here at the behest of Sandra Calvert, the centers director, to conduct one of several ongoing studies on toddlers and iPads. Gideon is one of their research subjects. This study is designed to test whether a child is more likely to learn when the information he hears comes from a beloved and trusted source. The researchers put the iPad on a kitchen chair; Gideon immediately notices it, turns it on, and looks for his favorite app. They point him to the one they have invented for the experiment, and he dutifully opens it with his finger.
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