Diversity of carnivores: scientific thinking in children’s classrooms
Keywords:
Carnivorous, Cognitive Development, Early years, Child pictures, Science education.Abstract
An analysis of the concept of “carnivorous” has been done in this study after the implementation of an instrument created ad-hoc just to analyze it. The experimental group were 301 students from preschool (3-6 years old) from several educational institutions. This research was conducted as a descriptive study. Data of the research has been determined by using the picture drawing technique. The pupils drew freely the carnivorous one after a didactic session programmed and worked with the tutors of classroom. The results show how children from Early years categorize carnivores, and what anatomical or behavioral elements considered important for this categorization.Downloads
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