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Haglund, Jesper; Jeppsson, Fredrik; Andersson, Johanna – Science Education, 2012
This exploratory study in a classroom setting investigates first graders' (age 7-8 years, N = 25) ability to perform analogical reasoning and create their own analogies for two irreversible natural phenomena: mixing and heat transfer. We found that the children who contributed actively to a full-class discussion were consistently successful at…
Descriptors: Constructivism (Learning), Childrens Art, Discussion, Heat
Varelas, Maria; Pappas, Christine C.; Kane, Justine M.; Arsenault, Amy; Hankes, Jennifer; Cowan, Begona Marnotes – Science Education, 2008
We focus on the concept of matter and explore how young children in urban schools bridge their spontaneous concepts and everyday experiences with scientific concepts introduced to them by children's literature information books and their teacher. The study shows how material artifacts used in a sorting activity became ideational tools--semiotic…
Descriptors: Childrens Literature, Urban Schools, Interpersonal Communication, Inquiry