"Affective Imagination" in Science Education: Determining the Emotional Nature of Scientific and Technological Learning of Young Children

Autor/in	Fleer, Marilyn
Titel	"Affective Imagination" in Science Education: Determining the Emotional Nature of Scientific and Technological Learning of Young Children
Quelle	In: Research in Science Education, 43 (2013) 5, S.2085-2106 (22 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0157-244X
DOI	10.1007/s11165-012-9344-8
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Science Instruction; Preschool Teachers; Preschool Children; Concept Formation; Early Childhood Education; Fairy Tales; Emotional Development; Imagination; Affective Objectives; Affective Behavior; Affective Measures; Video Technology; Observation; Australia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Teaching of science; Science education; Natural sciences Lessons; Naturwissenschaftlicher Unterricht; Pre-school education; Preschool education; Erzieher; Erzieherin; Kindergärtnerin; Vorschulerziehung; Vorschule; Pre-school age; Preschool age; Child; Children; Vorschulalter; Kind; Kinder; Vorschulkind; Vorschulkinder; Concept learning; Begriffsbildung; Early childhood; Education; Frühkindliche Bildung; Frühpädagogik; Fairy tale; Fairytale; Fairytales; Fairy-tale; Fairy-tales; Märchen; Gefühlsbildung; Affective disturbance; Active behaviour; Affektive Störung; Beobachtung; Australien
Abstract	Vygotsky (1986) draws attention to the interrelationship between thought and language and other aspects of mind. Although not widely acknowledged, Vygotsky (1999) also drew attention to the search for the relations between cognition and emotions. This paper discusses the findings of a study which examined imaginary scientific situations within the early years. The central research questions examined: What is the emotional nature of scientific learning? and How does "affective imagination" support early childhood science learning? Video observations were made of the teaching of science from one site in a south-eastern community in Australia (232 h of video observations). The teachers used fairy tales and Slowmation as cultural devices to support the concept formation of 3- and 4-year-old children (n?=?53; range of 3.3 to 4.4; mean of 3.8 years). The findings of this under-researched area (e.g. Roth, "Mind, Culture, and Activity" 15:2-7, 2008) make a contribution to understanding how affective imagination can work in science education in the early years. (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10