概念的认知与隐喻性界面设计

在语言教学中,常发现学龄儿童对抽象概念很难构建一个准确而又清晰的心理模式。本文认为,作为一个对抽象概念进行认知的平台,可操纵的隐喻性计算机界面能够为儿童提供一个类比推理的支撑架构(scaffold ing),有助于儿童对抽象概念(目标域)的理解。界面源域中内容的熟知性、形体性、感知性和基本等级性是儿童对抽象概念构建一个清晰的心理模式的关键。基于对界面源域中事物的认知,儿童能够通过类推达到对抽象概念的理解。

A Design of the Cognition of Concepts and Metaphorical Interface

In the process of language teaching,we often find it difficult for school-age children to construct sound mental models of abstract or unfamiliar concepts.This paper assumes that metaphorical multimedia-interface manipulated by designer serving as a cognitive scaffolding for children to reason analogically can facilitate their understanding of abstract concepts.The familiarity,embodiment,perceptibility and basic level categorization of the contents carried by the multimedia-interface are crucial for children to construct sound mental model.Children can understand the abstract concepts with less effort by means of analogy,based on their cognition of the concepts in source domain.