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Direct linkSolis, S. Lynneth; Curtis, Kaley N.; Hayes-Messinger, Amani – Journal of Research in Childhood Education, 2017
Researchers propose that experiencing and manipulating physical principles through objects allows young children to formulate scientific intuitions that may serve as precursors to learning in STEM subjects. This may be especially true when children discover these physical principles through object affordances during play. The present study…
Descriptors: Play, STEM Education, Preschool Children, Naturalistic Observation
Waters, Gillian M.; Beck, Sarah R. – British Journal of Developmental Psychology, 2012
In two experiments, we investigated whether 4- to 5-year-old children's ability to demonstrate their understanding of aspectuality was influenced by how the test question was phrased. In Experiment 1, 60 children chose whether to look or feel to gain information about a hidden object (identifiable by sight or touch). Test questions referred either…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Young Children, Spatial Ability, Perception
