Interim Evaluation

Looking back at my research I feel that I have made the wrong selection of studies to inform my work. The studies into children preferring fact based stories and the study that found children's imaginative play is a form of experimentation are clearly linked whereas the study about animals used in children's books seems to separate. I think it makes some interesting points about how our understanding of children's learning through fiction works and may be useful to refer to, however I don't think it fits as a focal point of my essay. In my research I found a study that looks into how our brains react when being told stories and why stories are a useful means to communicate information. I feel that this study I closely linked to the rest of my research and will help me to explore my essay question in more depth.