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ERIC Number: EJ1254155
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2020-Jun
Pages: 22
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0020-4277
EISSN: N/A
Comparing First- and Third-Person Perspectives in Early Elementary Learning of Honeybee Systems
Peppler, Kylie; Thompson, Naomi; Danish, Joshua; Moczek, Armin; Corrigan, Seth
Instructional Science: An International Journal of the Learning Sciences, v48 n3 p291-312 Jun 2020
Prior literature has begun to demonstrate that even young children can learn about complex systems using participatory simulations. This study disentangles the impacts of third-person perspectives (offered by traditional simulations) and first-person perspectives (offered by participatory simulations) on children's development of such systems thinking in the context of the emergent complexity of honeybee nectar foraging. Specifically, we worked with three first-grade classrooms assigned to one of three conditions--instruction through use of a first-person perspective only, third-person perspective only, and integrated instruction--to engage ideas of complex systems thinking. In each condition, systems concepts were targeted through instruction and assessment. The integrated and third-person classrooms demonstrated significant gains while the first-person classroom showed gains that were not statistically significant, suggesting that third-person perspectives play a critical role in how children learn systems thinking. This work also puts forth a novel assessment design for young children using multiple-choice questions.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Early Childhood Education; Elementary Education; Grade 1; Primary Education
Audience: N/A
Language: English
Sponsor: National Science Foundation (NSF)
Authoring Institution: N/A
Grant or Contract Numbers: 1324047