Children Thinking about Models: Analyzing a Globe

Autor/inn/en	Gustafson, Brenda J.; Shanahan, Marie-Claire
Titel	Children Thinking about Models: Analyzing a Globe
Quelle	In: Alberta Journal of Educational Research, 56 (2010) 4, S.436-458 (23 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0002-4805
Schlagwörter	Grade 5; Models; Science Instruction; Thinking Skills; Teaching Methods; Visual Learning; Scientific Concepts; Concept Formation; Learning Processes; Instructional Effectiveness; Instructional Materials + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? School year 05; 5. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 05; Analogiemodell; Teaching of science; Science education; Natural sciences Lessons; Naturwissenschaftlicher Unterricht; Denkfähigkeit; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Visual education; Visuelles Lernen; Concept learning; Begriffsbildung; Learning process; Lernprozess; Unterrichtserfolg; Lehrmaterial; Lehrmittel; Unterrichtsmedien
Abstract	The purpose of this study was to explore to what extent 87 grade 5 (10-12-year-old) children, supported by instruction about scientific models, could engage in thinking beyond a naive realist level about a globe. A qualitative framework allowed analysis of children's responses to worksheet questions in which they identified analog-target correspondence and how models act as tools for thinking. Children's responses were further analyzed using visual factors (Goldsmith, 1984) and interacting components (Mathewson, 2005) organized to highlight semiotic challenges associated with the models. The data demonstrated a beginning sophistication in thinking about models that for more than half the children was beyond a naive realist level. Further research with children working with models of less familiar targets and multiple models of the same target is recommended. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10