Mental Models of School for Preschool Children

Autor/inn/en	Kildan, A. Oguzhan; Kurnaz, Mehmet Altan; Ahi, Berat
Titel	Mental Models of School for Preschool Children
Quelle	In: European Journal of Educational Research, 2 (2013) 2, S.97-105 (9 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2165-8714
Schlagwörter	Preschool Children; Cognitive Processes; Teaching Methods; Foreign Countries; Content Analysis; Freehand Drawing; Models; Gender Differences; Educational Environment; Educational Attitudes; Case Studies; Scientific Attitudes; Comparative Analysis; Turkey + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Pre-school age; Preschool age; Child; Children; Pre-school education; Preschool education; Vorschulalter; Kind; Kinder; Vorschulkind; Vorschulkinder; Vorschulerziehung; Vorschule; Cognitive process; Kognitiver Prozess; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Ausland; Inhaltsanalyse; Drawing; Zeichnen; Analogiemodell; Geschlechterkonflikt; Lernumgebung; Pädagogische Umwelt; Schulumwelt; Educational attitude; Bildungsverhalten; Erziehungseinstellung; Case study; Fallstudie; Case Study; Türkei
Abstract	The aim of this study was to determine mental models of 334 pre-school children concerning school. Children in the city center of Kastamonu in the Western Black Sea region of Turkey were included. Content analysis was conducted on pictures drawn by the children, and the models were split into two groups, scientific and nonscientific. The scientific group was split into three types; the nonscientific group, into four. About 40% of the children had a scientific-based school perception, while 60% were nonscientific. No significant difference was found between the mental models of females and males. Few studies have investigated mental models, so this study fills a gap, but further studies would aid the understanding of the relevant pedagogic architecture. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01