| Tool innovation refers to making new tools using existing materials or using old tools to solve problems with new methods.Human life revolves around the use of tools,tool innovation has promoted the great achievements of human society,it is regarded as a symbol of human wisdom.Previous studies have explored the impact of factors such as children’s existing experience," ill-structured " nature and executive function on children’s capacity for tool innovation.Cognitive flexibility is critical in a changing world.It is essential for adaptability and for the creativity that comes from being able to see things in new or different ways.Therefore,cognitive flexibility may be a factor influencing children’s tool innovation.The current research focuses on the influence of cognitive flexibility on children’s tool innovation and the effect of cognitive flexibility training on improving children’s tool innovation ability.The current research focuses on the influence of cognitive flexibility on children’s tool innovation,and the effect of cognitive flexibility training on improving children’s tool innovation.We hope to foster tool innovation in these children by promoting their cognitive flexibility skills.In the study 1,we explore the development of tool innovation for children aged 6-8 years and the impact of cognitive flexibility on tool innovation for children through hook innovation task and fluency task.The results of the study were that 40.8% of children successfully completed the tool innovation task and 59.2% failed to complete the tool innovation task.The study 1 found that 40.8% of children successfully completed the tool innovation task and 59.2% failed to complete the tool innovation task.The study 1 find significant correlation between cognitive flexibility score and tool innovation score.High and low levels of cognitive flexibility have a significant impact on tool innovation,and children with high cognitive flexibility have better tool innovation.In the study 2,we explore whether task-switching training can improve cognitive flexibility in children aged 6 to 8,and then the ability of tool innovation can be improved.The results showed that children in training group had better cognitive flexibility than control group,and their tool innovation was better than control group by task-switching training.From studies 1 and 2,we can find that cognitive flexibility has a significant effect on tool innovation in children aged 6 to 8,and children with better cognitive flexibility have better tool innovation;Children’s tool innovation has improved significantly through training children’s cognitive flexibility.The current research has a great reference for the cultivation of children’s tool innovation. |
