This exploratory study investigated behavioral and neural correlates of spatial reasoning in 21 children aged 6–12 years‐old during educational video game play. Behavioral measures included child performance in learning the concept during the pretest, practice, and posttest portions of the game. Neural correlates using electroencephalography focused on event‐related potentials, N2 and P3, and joint‐time frequencies specifically alpha at three sites; F3, F4, and Pz. Results indicate that all of the participants exhibited naïve conceptions regarding the optics concept, and children 8–12 were successful in learning through video game play. Analyses of correct versus incorrect trials uncovered several interaction effects at the left superior frontal sulcus (F3). Suppression of alpha waves at F3 coincided with correct responses on the posttest. We conclude that suppression of alpha at F3 is essential for spatial concept learning and suggest further research into the field of optical spatial reasoning and spatial learning limitations exhibited by young children.

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学习反思定律：教育视频游戏过程中6-12岁儿童与事件相关的潜力

这项探索性研究调查了21例6-12岁儿童在教育视频游戏过程中空间推理的行为和神经相关性。行为措施包括在游戏的测试前，练习和测试后阶段学习概念的儿童表现。使用脑电图将神经相关性集中在与事件相关的电位，N2和P3，以及联合时间频率，特别是在三个位置的alpha。F3，F4和Pz。结果表明，所有参与者都表现出了关于光学概念的幼稚概念，并且8-12岁的儿童通过视频游戏学习成功。分析正确和不正确的试验发现左上额沟（F3）有多种相互作用。F3处的α波抑制与后测中的正确响应相吻合。