Constructing qualitative energy concepts in a formal educational context with 6 – 7 year old students
Journal Title: Review of Science, Mathematics and ICT Education - Year 2011, Vol 5, Issue 1
Abstract
The research presented in this paper is a preliminary empirical study of primary school children’s ability to construct a qualitative explanatory model for the ‘energy’ concept. The research results are particularly encouraging since it seems that 6-7 year old children are able, following a relevant teaching intervention, to utilize a linear causal reasoning and construct a preliminary energy model. Through the use of this model, the children are able to describe natural phenomena, such as the lighting of a lamp or the movement of a small motor using a battery or a photovoltaic cell.
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DIMITRIS KOLIOPOULOS, MYRTO ARGYROPOULOU
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