Preschool Children’s Comprehension of JIS Pictograms<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Chisato Kaneko and Mao Kudo <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Summary <\/p>\n\n\n\n
This research aims to find out the present status of pictogram comprehension by preschool children to elucidate the relationship between the level of acquisition of symbolic function and pictogram comprehension by preschool children. For this purpose\uff0c we conducted a comprehension survey of preschool children aged 4 to 6 years\uff0casking them about whether or not they have ever seen JIS pictograms and what they meant\uff0cand analyzed their level of understanding\uff0c trends for each age group\uff0cand the content of their erroneous answers. As a result\uff0c12 out of 16 (75%) of the JIS pictograms didn\u2019t pass the acceptance criterion. In addition\uff0cit was found that the 6 years old had pictograms that exceeded the comprehension assessment criteria than the 4 and 5 years old. Some children answered that \u201cVending machine\u201d was \u201cmoney\u201d\uff0cand \u201cNo admittance\u201d was \u201cpeople are present\u201d\uff0csuggesting that preschool children perceive graphic elements without integrating them. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
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