Research in early childhood science education / Kathy Cabe Trundle, Mesut Saçkes, editors.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Trundle, Kathy Cabe, editor.

Saçkes, Mesut, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Science--Study and teaching (Early childhood).

Physical Description:

viii, 390 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Dordrecht : Springer Verlag, [2015]

Contents:

The inclusion of science in early childhood classrooms

Young children's motivation for learning science

Young children's ideas about Earth and space science concepts

Young children's ideas about physical science concepts

Children's ideas about life science concepts

Too little, too late : addressing nature of science in early childhood education

Development of science process skills in the early childhood years

The use of technology in teaching science to young children

Physical-knowledge activities for the development of logico-mathematical knowledge

Science and literacy : considering the role of texts in early childhood science education

Role of play in teaching science in the early childhood years

A modeling-based inquiry framework for early childhood science learning

Connecting young children with the natural world : past, present and future landscapes

Teaching science to young children with special needs

Science education for young emergent bilinguals

Assessment in early childhood science education.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9789401795043

9401795045

OCLC:

907114685