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Tanik Onal, Nagihan; Saylan Kirmizigul, Asli – Science Activities: Projects and Curriculum Ideas in STEM Classrooms, 2022
Learning STEM applications in the first years of education reinforce children's curiosity toward exploring the world around them, and form the basis for all scientific studies they will receive throughout their lives. The aim of this study is to implement the STEM activity on the subject of seasons to preschool students. In the spring semester of…
Descriptors: STEM Education, Preschool Children, Learning Activities, Preschool Education
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Rönkkö, Marja-Leena; Yliverronen, Virpi; Kangas, Kaiju – Design and Technology Education, 2021
The present study explored pre-primary students' investigative activity during a longitudinal, integrative technology education project: the Power Creatures project. Investigative activity refers to the way young children act in a learning context that combines inquiry-based activities with creative hands-on activities, such as designing and…
Descriptors: Preschool Children, Technology Education, Preschool Education, Investigations
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Saunders, Ruth P.; Pfeiffer, Karin; Brown, William H.; Howie, Erin K.; Dowda, Marsha; O'Neill, Jennifer R.; McIver, Kerry; Pate, Russell R. – Health Education & Behavior, 2017
This study investigated the utility of the Study of Health and Activity in Preschool Environments (SHAPES) conceptual model, which targeted physical activity (PA) behavior in preschool children, by examining the relationship between implementation monitoring data and child PA during the school day. We monitored implementation completeness and…
Descriptors: Preschool Education, Physical Activity Level, Preschool Children, Correlation
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Yildirim, Günseli – Journal on School Educational Technology, 2016
The aim of this study was to determine the opinions of prospective preschool teachers studying in education faculties at Turkey about smart board use for education. To achieve this aim, prospective preschool teachers in the Department of Preschool Teacher Education, DokuzEylül University were asked with five open-ended questions through a…
Descriptors: Opinions, Preschool Curriculum, Preservice Teachers, Preservice Teacher Education
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Edwards, Susan – Cambridge Journal of Education, 2011
This paper examines Vygotsky's conception of play as a leading activity in the contexts of children's contemporary play worlds. Commencing with an examination of the relationship between leading activities and the development of psychological functions, the paper moves into a consideration of the relationship between imagination and reality as a…
Descriptors: Young Children, Play, Role, Early Childhood Education
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Van de Kerckhove, Wendy; Montaquila, Jill M.; Carver, Priscilla R.; Brick, J. Michael – National Center for Education Statistics, 2009
The National Household Education Surveys Program (NHES) is a random digit dialing (RDD) survey program developed by the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) in the Institute of Education Sciences, U.S. Department of Education. The surveys are designed to help NCES collect data directly from households about important education topics.…
Descriptors: Family (Sociological Unit), Exhibits, Sampling, Labor Force