The Potential of Using a Combination of Storytelling and Drama, When Teaching Young Children Science

Autor/inn/en	Walan, Susanne; Enochsson, Ann-Britt
Titel	The Potential of Using a Combination of Storytelling and Drama, When Teaching Young Children Science
Quelle	In: European Early Childhood Education Research Journal, 27 (2019) 6, S.821-836 (16 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Walan, Susanne)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1350-293X
DOI	10.1080/1350293X.2019.1678923
Schlagwörter	Story Telling; Drama; Science Instruction; Instructional Effectiveness; Difficulty Level; Scientific Concepts; Preschool Children; Elementary School Students; Foreign Countries; Aesthetic Education; Freehand Drawing; Recall (Psychology); Concept Formation; Sweden + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Schauspiel; Teaching of science; Science education; Natural sciences Lessons; Naturwissenschaftlicher Unterricht; Unterrichtserfolg; Schwierigkeitsgrad; Pre-school age; Preschool age; Child; Children; Pre-school education; Preschool education; Vorschulalter; Kind; Kinder; Vorschulkind; Vorschulkinder; Vorschulerziehung; Vorschule; Ausland; Ästhetische Bildung; Drawing; Zeichnen; Abberufung; Concept learning; Begriffsbildung; Schweden
Abstract	Based on a sociocultural perspective, this study explores the outcome of using a model that combines storytelling and drama to teach young children science. The research question is: "How is children's learning affected when using a combination of storytelling and drama to explain a complex scientific concept?" Two preschools and one primary school were visited. Altogether 25 children aged 4-8 years participated. Each group listened to a story about "The Rhinovirus Rita." No pictures were shown during storytelling. After the story was told, a play was performed with the children, telling the same story they just had listened to, and the children also made drawings. At a second visit to the schools, each child was interviewed individually and their drawings were used to stimulate recall. The results show that many of the children had learnt the names of immune system cells and how they work when someone has a cold. Moreover, they had also learnt that viruses cause colds. There were also a small number of children who did not show any learning development related to this specific content. Still, we argue that the combination of storytelling and drama is an instructional strategy that has positive potential when it comes to teaching children science. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01