ERIC Number: EJ1309155
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2021
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Kindergarten Teachers' Representations for Their Socio-Cognitive Practices during the Natural Sciences Activities
Draganoudi, Aikaterini; Kaliampos, George; Lavidas, Konstantinos
Acta Didactica Napocensia, v14 n1 p174-181 2021
The aim of the current paper is to investigate the traces of socio-cognitive influences in kindergarten teachers' representations about the practices they tend to follow when they develop Natural Sciences activities in kindergarten. A quantitative approach was used, with the research tool being an electronic questionnaire that was completed online by 94 kindergarten teachers served in public Kindergartens. The questionnaire was firstly used in a pilot survey where receiving feedback it was further developed for the main research. Research analysis showed that kindergarten teachers' representations concerning their teaching choices and actions of their students are characterized by practices that are influenced by the socio-cognitive teaching strategy. These practices are followed from both teachers and their students from moderate to large extent.
Descriptors: Kindergarten, Preschool Teachers, Teaching Methods, Natural Sciences, Science Instruction, Social Cognition, Preschool Education, Foreign Countries, Educational Practices
Babes-Bolyai University. Kogainiceanu 1, Cluj-Napoca, 400084 Romania. e-mail: submit_adn@yahoo.com; Web site: http://adn.teaching.ro
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Early Childhood Education; Elementary Education; Kindergarten; Primary Education; Preschool Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Greece
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