Science & Young Children
Posted on | April 4, 2009 | No Comments
Just for your information, these are just very brief notes for my own reference purpose, if you are thinking of getting elaborate details, I don’t think you can find it here.
Science is:
- A process
- A body of knowledge and associated to the world in which we live
- Sets of ideas
- Sets of attitude
Early years science:
- Cognitive development – knowledge and understanding
- Conative development – practical aspects of the development of scientific skills
- Affective development – emotional, social, cultural, and moral development
How children learn about science
- Curiosity
- Anxiety about the unexplained
- Pleasure in discovering
- Self-efficacy and learning
Multiple learning pathway
- Conscious thinking – aware of doing, use of language and information
- Unconscious thinking/implicit learning – no language involved, imagining, “pattern seeking”, usage of metaphor
Multiple Intelligences Theory
- Logical-mathematical
- Linguistic
- Musical/rhythmic
- Spatial/visual
- Bodily kinesthetics
- Interpersonal
- Intrapersonal
- Naturalist
Category: Science for Young Children
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