Accessing Young Children's Ideas about Energy

Autor/inn/en	Detken, Franziska; Brückmann, Maja
Titel	Accessing Young Children's Ideas about Energy
Quelle	In: Education Sciences, 11 (2021), Artikel 39 (27 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Detken, Franziska) ORCID (Brückmann, Maja)
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2227-7102
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Elementary School Students; Grade 1; Grade 2; Energy; Scientific Concepts; Concept Formation; Beliefs; Knowledge Level; Exercise Physiology; Mechanics (Physics); Video Technology; Freehand Drawing; Pictorial Stimuli; Nonverbal Communication; Persuasive Discourse; Switzerland + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; School year 01; 1. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 01; School year 02; 2. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 02; Energie; Concept learning; Begriffsbildung; Belief; Glaube; Wissensbasis; Sportphysiologie; Mechanik; Drawing; Zeichnen; Fantasieanregung; Non-verbal communication; Nonverbale Kommunikation; Persuasion; Persuasive Kommunikation; Schweiz
Abstract	We present a multi-method design for elucidating young, mostly illiterate children's (grades 1 and 2 of Swiss elementary school, ages 6-8) ideas about energy. The design uses semi-structured interviews and video recordings as the main methods of data generation and collection, respectively. A plurality of tasks, including drawing, sorting and a newly developed picture stories task, target core aspects of the scientific energy concept in selected contexts. These tasks provide various opportunities for the children to connect to their prior experiences and express ideas verbally and non-verbally in age-adequate ways, e.g., by gestures or drawings. We illustrate the level of detail and complexity of the children's responses and show how these reflect the children's associations with energy and their patterns of argumentation. These rich data enable analysis regarding various aspects of the scientific energy concept, including sources, users, forms, and the transfer of energy, and the identification of possible starting points for early energy instruction. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01