Animals in the Lives of Young Maltese Children

Autor/inn/en	Tunnicliffe, Sue Dale; Gatt, Suzanne; Agius, Catherine; Pizzuto, Sue Anne
Titel	Animals in the Lives of Young Maltese Children
Quelle	In: EURASIA Journal of Mathematics, Science & Technology Education, 4 (2008) 3, S.215-221 (7 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1305-8223
Schlagwörter	Animals; Visual Aids; Foreign Countries; Young Children; Familiarity; Interviews; Preschool Children; Photography; Comprehension; Concept Formation; Knowledge Level; Information Sources; Cues; Toys; Ecology; Malta + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Animal; Tier; Tiere; Anschauungsmaterial; Ausland; Frühe Kindheit; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; Pre-school age; Preschool age; Child; Children; Pre-school education; Preschool education; Vorschulalter; Kind; Kinder; Vorschulkind; Vorschulkinder; Vorschulerziehung; Vorschule; Fotografie; Verstehen; Verständnis; Concept learning; Begriffsbildung; Wissensbasis; Information source; Informationsquelle; Stichwort; Toy; Spielzeug; Ökologie
Abstract	Young Maltese children have experience and knowledge of animals. We explored the range of animal with which they are familiar and the origin of this knowledge. The children interviewed were in Pre School, aged 4 years, and in the first year of compulsory education, aged 5 years Verb l questions and photographs were used as the probe to access understanding and the sources of their learning. Different questions explored different concepts--effectively three groupings, animal knowledge, habitats, and source of knowledge. The animals photographed were from three areas that were established as popular with children, namely: pets usually found in homes, familiar animals such as farm animals and wild animals. Reduced sized colored photographs of the animals were used as a cue to encourage children to talk Children recounted instances where they have met animal pictures printed on books, charts and posters. The majority of children were familiar with the selected animals. Apart from the animals shown on the photo cards the children were able to mention a range of other animals the animals mentioned include a range of animals that are not found locally. The most two popular animals children mentioned were the tiger and the lion. Results show that these children possess a high sense of observing detail and interpreting visual material. They mentioned other materials where they have encountered animals, including toys, clothes, blankets, pillows and school stationery and often mentioned their favorite animal characters from the media. (Contains 6 tables.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10