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ERIC Number: EJ473466
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1992
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ISSN: ISSN-0036-8326
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The Development of Scientific Knowledge in Elementary School Children: A Context of Meaning Perspective.
Bloom, J. W.
Science Education, v76 n4 p399-413 Jul 1992
Children in grade one (n=8) and grade five (n=9) were interviewed to determine the influence of contexts of meaning on their knowledge of earthworms. Four components of contexts of meaning were identified and discussed: episodic knowledge, metaphors, interpretive frameworks, and emotions-values-aesthetics. (Contains 20 references.) (MDH)
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Cognitive Processes, Context Effect, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students, Grade 1, Grade 5, Interviews, Learning Processes, Metaphors, Qualitative Research, Science Education, Science Instruction
Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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