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Peer reviewedWatts, Mike – Early Child Development and Care, 1997
Examines science education in the United Kingdom for young children with special needs in science, and the theoretical underpinnings to children's early scientific experiences. Discusses methods of identifying young children with scientific aptitude. Examines use of children's early descriptions and explanations as emergent theorizing and use of…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Evaluation, Foreign Countries, Gifted
Smith, Robert F. – 1977
This paper discusses Piagetian theory on children's cognitive development and its relevance to an early childhood science program. Children, at different stages of their development, exhibit characteristics of behavior or of thinking which may or may not affect how and what they learn in the classroom. It is suggested that subject-matter content,…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Developmental Stages, Early Childhood Education, Elementary School Science
