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Direct linkYan, Chaoyun – International Journal of Early Years Education, 2005
"Naive theory" is the explanation and interpretation given by young children according to their understanding of the world. It has significant applications in early childhood education. Valuable applications include evoking and challenging children's naive theory in educational activities. Pedagogical strategies and educational cases are provided…
Descriptors: Kindergarten, Curriculum Development, Young Children, Early Childhood Education
Myers Jr, Olin; Saunders, Carol; Garrett, Erik – Environmental Education Research, 2004
Understanding how children think about the needs of animals may aid bridging from how they care about individual animals to caring about the environment more generally. This study explored changes with age in children's conceptions of animals' needs, including how such conceptions may extend beyond the individual animal to larger systems and…
Descriptors: Ecology, Conservation (Environment), Children, Animals
