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Güçhan-Özgül, Sinem – Journal of Inquiry Based Activities, 2021
This study aims to introduce inquiry-based play activities and to examine their effectiveness on young children's conceptual understanding of the shape of the Earth and the day-night cycle. The inquiry-based play activities for preschool children were designed to support children to learn the concepts of the shape of the Earth and the day-night…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Inquiry, Play, Preschool Children
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Akcanca, Nur; Özsevgeç, Lale Cerrah – Journal of Science Learning, 2020
This study aimed to investigate the effects of different active teaching techniques on pre-school student teachers' concept learning and academic achievement. The study group consisted of 46 third year pre-school student teachers in a public university. Different active teaching methods were used during the single term Science Course, a compulsory…
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Academic Achievement, Misconceptions, Teaching Methods
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Furman, Melina; Luzuriaga, Mariana; Taylor, Inés; Podestá, María Eugenia; Jarvis, Diana – Early Years: An International Journal of Research and Development, 2019
This study aimed to understand the process of implementing an early years inquiry-based science unit, focusing on the challenges teachers faced. A two-month professional development programme was implemented in two preschool classrooms. Two teachers with no inquiry-based science experience were provided with structured curriculum units and weekly…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Active Learning, Inquiry, Early Childhood Education