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Download full textKlim-Klimaszewska, Anna – International Baltic Symposium on Science and Technology Education, 2019
It is generally accepted that education in the field of physics is possible only when one has received sufficient grounds for it. But physics is an attempt to understand the world around us. Everything one needs to study physics is an open mind and willingness to learn. It is also commonly thought that preschool-age children have a natural…
Descriptors: Magnets, Physics, Science Education, Preschool Education
von Kotzebue, Lena; Müller, Laura; Haslbeck, Heidi; Neuhaus, Birgit J.; Lankes, Eva-Maria – International Journal of Research in Education and Science, 2020
Cognitive activation is one of the central quality characteristics of teaching. Studies which analyzed cognitive activation in science instruction and its influence on the achievement and the interest of students, took most of the times place in higher grades. Since scientific thinking can be taught at a very early stage and, in particular,…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Elementary Schools, Kindergarten, Preschool Teachers
Direct linkTsiakara, Angeliki A.; Digelidis, Nikolaos M. – Early Child Development and Care, 2015
The aim of this study was to explore preschool children's perceptions of their performance under competitive and non-competitive conditions (NCC) and their satisfaction. Eighty preschool children (40 boys, 40 girls) aged 4-6 years (M age?=?5.48, SD?=?0.57) took part in this study. Preschool children built a tower under competitive and NCC and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Preschool Children, Competition, Self Evaluation (Individuals)
Wilson, Sandra Jo; Farran, Dale C. – Society for Research on Educational Effectiveness, 2012
The aim of the "Tools of the Mind" prekindergarten curriculum is to enhance children's executive function skills within an instructional context that promotes the basic academic and social skills that prepare them for kindergarten and beyond. To investigate the effectiveness of "Tools" in achieving this aim, the authors are…
Descriptors: Preschool Curriculum, Behavior Problems, Ethnic Groups, Academic Achievement
Loo, Alfred – Gifted Education International, 2012
The Internet is an effective learning tool for gifted children because it allows them to independently select the areas in which they have talent. The Internet also enables children to discover and maximize their potential. However, younger children might not have a large enough vocabulary to surf the Internet, even if they are gifted. For…
Descriptors: Feasibility Studies, Gifted, Reading Ability, Kindergarten
Walsh, Rosalind L.; Kemp, Coral R.; Hodge, Kerry A.; Bowes, Jennifer M. – Journal for the Education of the Gifted, 2012
A search of the literature from the past 30 years reveals that there is a dearth of research surrounding effective interventions for intellectually gifted children in the early childhood years. The findings of 11 empirical studies of educational provisions for young gifted children were located and the methodological rigor of the studies examined.…
Descriptors: Exceptional Child Research, Gifted, Young Children, Early Childhood Education
Barth, Hilary; Beckmann, Lacey; Spelke, Elizabeth S. – Developmental Psychology, 2008
Do children draw upon abstract representations of number when they perform approximate arithmetic operations? In this study, kindergarten children viewed animations suggesting addition of a sequence of sounds to an array of dots, and they compared the sum to a second dot array that differed from the sum by 1 of 3 ratios. Children performed this…
Descriptors: Kindergarten, Arithmetic, Reading Instruction, Young Children
