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What Happens in the Early Years Science Classroom? The Reality of Teachers' Curriculum Implementation Activities.
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Kallery, Maria; Psillos, Dimitris – European Early Childhood Education Research Journal, 2002
This qualitative evaluation study explored the active classroom practices that early years teachers adopt when they introduce kindergartners to science in Greece. Findings indicated a considerable gap between the proposed and implemented curriculum. Findings also identified a number of factors that were not optimal and confirmed that early years…
Descriptors: Educational Practices, Foreign Countries, Kindergarten, Kindergarten Children
Pre-School Teachers' Content Knowledge in Science: Their Understanding of Elementary Science Concepts and of Issues Raised by Children's Questions.
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Kallery, Maria; Psillos, Dimitris – International Journal of Early Years Education, 2001
Investigated Greek kindergarten teachers' science knowledge and how they use this knowledge in the classroom. Found that teachers' content knowledge in science and their understanding of the concepts they introduce in class are rather limited, and most teachers held ideas that do not coincide with current scientific ideas. Examined the sources and…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Foreign Countries, Kindergarten, Knowledge Base for Teaching