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https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/20339| Title: | Helping young children understand science concepts |
| Other Titles: | Constructivist teaching in primary school : examples in social studies, science, mathematics, design and technology and ICT |
| Authors: | Gatt, Suzanne Vella, Yosanne |
| Keywords: | Science -- Study and teaching |
| Issue Date: | 2003 |
| Publisher: | Agenda Publishers |
| Citation: | Gatt, S. (2003). Helping young children understand science concepts. In S. Gatt, & Y. Vella (Eds.), Constructivist teaching in primary school: examples in social studies, science, mathematics, design and technology and ICT (pp. 1-15). Malta: Agenda Publishers. |
| Abstract: | Central to constructivism is the idea that children construct their own knowledge. They do this both formally, within a classroom context, and informally, when they try to make sense of the everyday phenomena that they come across. Consequently, children construct ideas about scientific concepts before they encounter them at school. Teachers, then, need to take these ideas in consideration when teaching science to children. |
| URI: | https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar//handle/123456789/20339 |
| ISBN: | 9789993262275 |
| Appears in Collections: | Scholarly Works - FacEduECPE |
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