WARNING PICTOGRAMS: CAN PRESCHOOL CHILDREN RECOGNIZE THEM?

Fang-Suey LIN, Mei-Chun CHANG, Xue-Fen LIU
2015 Bulletin of Japanese Society for the Science of Design  
Accidents are a constant threat to the lives of children; therefore, discerning warning signs has become an important indicator of safety education. Children can understand the meaning of warning pictograms only through clear illustration. Because preschool children are accident prone, this study targets on preschool children ages form 4 to 6 and their recognition of warning pictograms and color. This study used a questionnaire to determine children's understanding of warning pictograms and
more » ... r; and interview method was conducted with the subjects to verify the extent of their comprehension. The results reveal that preschool children's understanding of warning pictograms is tightly linked with their life experience and age. Most of the preschool children were able to recognize palm and triangle frame images, and "red" color as indicating warning. The differences among "palm", "cross", and "skull" images achieved statistical significance among three age groups; 4 and 5-year-olds children recognized "palm" the most as a prohibit sign, whereas 6-year-olds children recognized "cross" the most.
doi:10.11247/jssdj.61.5_87 fatcat:jrwarqztrbhytmle2et4yzkgha