Flying, Feathery and Beaked Objects: Children's Mental Models about Birds

Autor/in	Ahi, Berat
Titel	Flying, Feathery and Beaked Objects: Children's Mental Models about Birds
Quelle	In: International Electronic Journal of Environmental Education, 6 (2016) 1, S.1-16 (16 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2146-0329
Schlagwörter	Animals; Cognitive Structures; Models; Visualization; Schemata (Cognition); Hermeneutics; Preschool Children; Preschool Education; Freehand Drawing; Semi Structured Interviews; Concept Formation; Foreign Countries; Phenomenology; Turkey + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Animal; Tier; Tiere; Cognitive structure; Kognitive Struktur; Analogiemodell; Visualisation; Visualisierung; Cognition; Schema; Kognition; Hermeneutik; Pre-school age; Preschool age; Child; Children; Pre-school education; Preschool education; Vorschulalter; Kind; Kinder; Vorschulkind; Vorschulkinder; Vorschulerziehung; Vorschule; Drawing; Zeichnen; Concept learning; Begriffsbildung; Ausland; Phenomenological psychology; Phänomenologie; Psychologie; Türkei
Abstract	Purpose of this research is to state preschool students' mental model about birds by analyzing their drawing. This is a hermeneutical phenomenology research that is based on social constructivist philosophy. Typical case sampling method has used in order to form working group of this research. Working group consisting of 325 children who are in preschool education programs in Kastamonu Central District. Data gathered by draw and explain technique in this research. Firstly, children had asked to draw bird picture, then semi-constructed interview has made with children. By analyzing data gathered for this research, it is seen that significant amount of children drawn bird with outline drawing style (f = 167, % = 51.3). 181 children (f = 181, % = 55.6) drawn basic features of birds, and 83 children (% = 25.5) drawn them as behavior shown. Majority of the children said that they see birds on outdoor environments (f = 279, % = 85.8), and also significant amount of children stated that the fundamental property of bird is their ability to fly (f = 127, % = 39.0). After analyzing these findings, it it seen that children have non-biological based, only physical property based modal and physical mental models about birds and their natural properties. Also, it was determined that children have developed their basic knowledge of birds in outdoor environments. In light of these results, necessity of including animal and habitat education with direct-learning methods in preschool curriculum and its necessity to apply this education in outdoor mediums with direct animal observations and experiences with them are underlined. Keywords: Birds, draw and explain, mental model, child. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	International Electronic Journal of Environmental Education. Aksaray Universitesi, Egitim Fakultesi, Ilkogretim Bolumu, Kampus, Aksaray 68100, Turkey. e-mail: iejeegreen@gmail.com; Web site: http://www.iejeegreen.com
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01