Astronomy in Early Childhood Education: A Concept-Based Approach

Autor/inn/en	Ampartzaki, Maria; Kalogiannakis, Michail
Titel	Astronomy in Early Childhood Education: A Concept-Based Approach
Quelle	In: Early Childhood Education Journal, 44 (2016) 2, S.169-179 (11 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1082-3301
DOI	10.1007/s10643-015-0706-5
Schlagwörter	Astronomy; Early Childhood Education; Scientific Concepts; Pedagogical Content Knowledge; Spatial Ability; Thinking Skills; Intervention; Teaching Methods; Interdisciplinary Approach; Curriculum Development; Preschool Children + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Astronomie; Early childhood; Education; Frühkindliche Bildung; Frühpädagogik; Pädagogische Kompetenz; Räumliches Vorstellungsvermögen; Denkfähigkeit; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Fächerübergreifender Unterricht; Fächerverbindender Unterricht; Interdisziplinarität; Curriculum; Development; Curriculumentwicklung; Lehrplan; Entwicklung; Pre-school age; Preschool age; Child; Children; Pre-school education; Preschool education; Vorschulalter; Kind; Kinder; Vorschulkind; Vorschulkinder; Vorschulerziehung; Vorschule
Abstract	In an attempt to understand the natural world's phenomena, young children form their perceptions of different aspects of the macrocosm, which they contrast with new scientific concepts. This process calls for an early intervention that will provide the stimuli and the tools for the development of new concepts, ideas, and cognitive structures. The purpose of the present article is to present an instructional intervention for young children about the science of celestial bodies, with some reference to the pedagogical content knowledge of astronomy. A concept-based, multidisciplinary approach to developing curriculum activities is adopted and the content of activities places particular emphasis on: (1) Spatial learning and spatial thinking, which are considered as central and fundamental to astronomy education, and (2) the alternation between the Earth-based and space-based perspectives of the shape, position, and movement of celestial bodies. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01