This edited volume provides an in-depth exploration of a theoretical framework supporting Early Childhood Science Education research and teaching best practices. Particularly by presenting the concept of the Precursor Model from an epistemological, psychological, and didactical point of view at Early Childhood Science Education. The book examines and discusses the nature of Precursor Models and their use for early science teaching and learning. It scrutinizes different aspects of the construction of such models applied in early childhood education settings and contexts. Several empirical studies are presented within diverse scientific domains, as well as in international educational contexts. By providing a vary of examples of precursor models it makes this book a great companion for teachers aiming to teach children to understand and reason about topics such as: floating and sinking; shadow formation; water state changes; air; clouds and rain; electricity; inheritance andselection; as well as variation within populations. Finally, this volume supports the development of science education from an early age by using the original framework of a precursor model to mediate teaching and learning science at school during early childhood.
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What use is a precursor model in early science teaching and learning?: didactic perspectives
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Precursor model and preschool science learning about shadows formation
Alice Delserieys, Corinne Jégou, Jean Marie Boilevin, Konstantinos Ravanis
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Teaching interaction strategies with children 5–6 years in the mental construction of a precursor model:: The case of water state changes
Konstantinos Ravanis, Maria Kambouri, Alain Jameau, Jean Marie Boilevin
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Constructing a precursor model for clouds and rain in the thinking of 4–6-year-old children
Akrivi Georgantopoulou, Glykeria Fragkiadaki, George Kaliampos, Konstantinos Ravanis
págs. 131-154
The axes of a precursor model for electricity in the thinking of 5–6-year-old children
Konstantinos Ravanis, George Kaliampos, Danai Arnantonaki, Panagiotis Pantidos
págs. 155-168
The idea of ‘precursor models’ in biology learning environments for young children:: the cases of genetic inheritance and natural selection
págs. 169-191
A system to identify young children’s reasoning about variations within populations
Corinne Jégou, Julie Gobert, Alice Delserieys, Marida Ergazaki
págs. 193-217
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