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Title: | Young Maltese children’s ideas about plants |
Authors: | Gatt, Suzanne Borg, Kurtsten Lautier, Katya Tunnicliffe, Sue Dale |
Keywords: | Education, Primary Plants Cognition in children |
Issue Date: | 2007 |
Publisher: | Taylor and Francis Ltd. |
Citation: | Gatt, S., Tunnicliffe, S. D., Borg, K., & Lautier, K. (2007). Young Maltese children's ideas about plants. Journal of Biological Education, 41(3), 117-121. |
Abstract: | Fifty Maltese children, 25 in the second year of pre-school (4 years olds) and 25 in the first year of compulsory education (5 years old), were interviewed about their knowledge of plants. Analysis showed that they had a restricted understanding of the term, meaning something small, with a thin stalk, leaves and a flower. Trees, cacti and nettles were not classified as plants. Children’s knowledge was observed to increase with age. Parents were identified as the main source of knowledge; schools were rarely mentioned. Maltese teachers should be made aware of children’s limited knowledge about plants and they need to use readily available resources in schools to expose pre-school children to the plants in their immediate surroundings. |
URI: | https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar//handle/123456789/19166 |
Appears in Collections: | Scholarly Works - FacEduECPE |
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