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ERIC Number: EJ526436
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1996
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0009-4056
A Child Constructs an Understanding of a Water Wheel in Five Media.
Forman, George
Childhood Education, v72 n5 p269-73 1996
Presents case study of a child trying to represent and understand the water wheel as an example of knowledge construction from the constructivism perspective. Focuses on how his understanding of physical perspective taking advances through conflicts in the use of different media (telling, drawing, paper, clay, or wood model) and how the Reggio Emilia approach facilitates these advances. (KDFB)
Descriptors: Case Studies, Cognitive Development, Constructivism (Learning), Preschool Children, Reggio Emilia Approach
Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Italy (Reggio Emilia)
Note: Annual theme issue: "Piagetian Perspectives on Understanding Children's Understanding."