Young Children's Analogical Reasoning in Science Domains

Autor/inn/en	Haglund, Jesper; Jeppsson, Fredrik; Andersson, Johanna
Titel	Young Children's Analogical Reasoning in Science Domains
Quelle	In: Science Education, 96 (2012) 4, S.725-756 (32 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0036-8326
DOI	10.1002/sce.21009
Schlagwörter	Constructivism (Learning); Childrens Art; Discussion; Heat; Logical Thinking; Grade 1; Discussion (Teaching Technique); Thinking Skills; Laboratories; Science Education; Comparative Analysis; Scientific Concepts; Elementary School Science; Teaching Methods + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Diskussion; Hitze; School year 01; 1. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 01; Denkfähigkeit; Laboratory; Laboratorium; Naturwissenschaftliche Bildung; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode
Abstract	This exploratory study in a classroom setting investigates first graders' (age 7-8 years, N = 25) ability to perform analogical reasoning and create their own analogies for two irreversible natural phenomena: mixing and heat transfer. We found that the children who contributed actively to a full-class discussion were consistently successful at making analogical comparisons between known objects provided by a researcher and that some of the children could come up with their own analogies for the abstract natural phenomena with which they interacted. The use of full-class and small-group settings, shared laboratory experiences of the phenomena and children's drawings as different kinds of scaffolding was found to be helpful for the children's analogical reasoning. As an implication for science education, self-generated analogies are put forward as a potential learning tool within a constructivist approach to education. (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10