+me for early evaluation of relational and communication skills
On May 2019 a new experiment exploiting +me device has started. The study, involving typically developed children in 12-30 months, aims to collect baseline data about typical behaviours when children are engaged in social play activities involving both the device and an adult experimenter.
Key informations:
- name of research: “+me for early evaluation of relational and communication skills (+me per una valutazione precoce delle competenze comunicative e relazionali)”
- involved research institutes: Dipartimento di Neuroscienze Umane, Sezione di Neuropsichiatria Infantile, Università di Roma “Sapienza” and Istituto di Scienze e Tecnologie della Cognizione, Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche ISTC-CNR
- human participants: typically developed children with ages between 12 and 30 months, in a selected kindergarten (20 participants in the first experimental phase, 80 participants in the second experimental phase )