Science and Mathematics Teaching through Local Games in Preschools of Botswana

Autor/inn/en	Bose, Kabita; Seetso, Grace
Titel	Science and Mathematics Teaching through Local Games in Preschools of Botswana
Quelle	In: South African Journal of Childhood Education, 6 (2016) 2, Artikel 453 (9 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2223-7674
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Preschool Teachers; Preschool Education; Science Instruction; Mathematics Instruction; Knowledge Base for Teaching; Teaching Skills; Case Studies; Workshops; Focus Groups; Pedagogical Content Knowledge; Games; Play; Teaching Methods; Concept Formation; Preschool Children; Culturally Relevant Education; Faculty Development; Botswana + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Pre-school education; Preschool education; Erzieher; Erzieherin; Kindergärtnerin; Vorschulerziehung; Vorschule; Teaching of science; Science education; Natural sciences Lessons; Naturwissenschaftlicher Unterricht; Mathematics lessons; Mathematikunterricht; Teaching theory; Theory of teaching; Unterrichtstheorie; Lehrbefähigung; Lehrkompetenz; Unterrichtsbefähigung; Case study; Fallstudie; Case Study; Lernwerkstatt; Schulung; Pädagogische Kompetenz; Game; Spiel; Spiele; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Concept learning; Begriffsbildung; Pre-school age; Preschool age; Child; Children; Vorschulalter; Kind; Kinder; Vorschulkind; Vorschulkinder
Abstract	This article presents a study regarding preschool teachers' skills and competencies in teaching science and mathematics. The aim of the project was twofold; one to find out the preschool teachers' knowledge about mathematics and science concepts and then to develop support material to empower them with skills and competencies to teach these concepts in preschools. A qualitative approach was adopted, and a case study method was used. Data were collected through two workshops and focus group discussions with preschool teachers. The study revealed that the preschool teachers had content knowledge, but lacked pedagogical knowledge that is crucial in teaching of preschool children, and they provided science and mathematics experiences in preschools scarcely. A resource book of 33 local games and rhymes thus was developed as a support material to empower the teachers with skills and competencies to use play to teach science and mathematics in preschools. The resource book developed consists of 33 local games/rhymes and is packaged with the games' illustrations, steps and rules followed in the games, science and mathematics concepts and competencies that could be taught to children, along with probing questions that would help in teaching of science and mathematics concepts to children. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01