Using a Planetarium Fieldtrip to Engage Young Children in Three-Dimensional Learning through Representations, Patterns, and Lunar Phenomena

Autor/inn/en	Plummer, Julia D.; Small, Kim J.
Titel	Using a Planetarium Fieldtrip to Engage Young Children in Three-Dimensional Learning through Representations, Patterns, and Lunar Phenomena
Quelle	In: International Journal of Science Education, Part B: Communication and Public Engagement, 8 (2018) 3, S.193-212 (20 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Plummer, Julia D.)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2154-8455
DOI	10.1080/21548455.2018.1438683
Schlagwörter	Visual Aids; Learning Processes; Field Trips; Astronomy; Recreational Facilities; Science Instruction; Teaching Methods; Grade 1; Elementary School Students; Student Attitudes; Concept Formation; Intervention; Motion; Scientific Concepts; Informal Education; Instructional Effectiveness + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Anschauungsmaterial; Learning process; Lernprozess; Exkursion; Astronomie; Freizeiteinrichtung; Teaching of science; Science education; Natural sciences Lessons; Naturwissenschaftlicher Unterricht; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; School year 01; 1. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 01; Schülerverhalten; Concept learning; Begriffsbildung; Bewegungsablauf; Informelle Bildung; Nichtformale Bildung; Unterrichtserfolg
Abstract	Fieldtrips to informal science institutions can be opportunities for children to engage in three-dimensional learning, which is the integration of core disciplinary ideas, science practices, and cross-cutting concepts. We explored the question of whether the combination of a planetarium fieldtrip and classroom lessons could support young children's three-dimensional learning in astronomy. We assessed first grade students' (6-7-year-olds; N = 46) three-dimensional learning at the intersection of lunar phenomena, representational practices, and patterns. Students' were interviewed, where they both described their understanding verbally and constructed representations, before the intervention, after the intervention, and one year later. A mixed-methods analysis demonstrated significant improvement in students' three-dimensional learning, focused on the apparent daily motion of the Moon and lunar phases. Analysis of both interview results and audio/video of the intervention suggest that the planetarium fieldtrip provided students with a source of evidence for concepts and patterns related to scientific phenomena, which was then the subject of further inquiry in the classroom as students integrated new science concepts and patterns with their own ideas for how to create scientific representations. These findings suggest that fieldtrips, when supported by students' classroom experiences, can serve an important role in engaging young children in three-dimensional learning and thus pointing to ways that informal science venues can work with formal educators to engage students in doing science. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Routledge. Available from: Taylor & Francis, Ltd. 530 Walnut Street Suite 850, Philadelphia, PA 19106. Tel: 800-354-1420; Tel: 215-625-8900; Fax: 215-207-0050; Web site: http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01