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Bustamante, Andres S.; Greenfield, Daryl B.; Nayfeld, Irena – Education Sciences, 2018
Early childhood science and engineering education offer a prime context to foster approaches-to-learning (ATL) and executive functioning (EF) by eliciting children's natural curiosity about the world, providing a unique opportunity to engage children in hands-on learning experiences that promote critical thinking, problem solving, collaboration,…
Descriptors: Science Education, Critical Thinking, Persistence, Engineering Education
Bustamante, Andres S.; Greenfield, Daryl B.; Nayfeld, Irena – Grantee Submission, 2018
Early childhood science and engineering education offer a prime context to foster approaches-to-learning (ATL) and executive functioning (EF) by eliciting children's natural curiosity about the world, providing a unique opportunity to engage children in hands-on learning experiences that promote critical thinking, problem solving, collaboration,…
Descriptors: Science Education, Critical Thinking, Persistence, Engineering Education
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Brown, Judy A.; Greenfield, Daryl B.; Bell, Elizabeth; Juárez, Cheryl Lani; Myers, Ted; Nayfeld, Irena – Society for Research on Educational Effectiveness, 2013
"ECHOS: Early Childhood Hands-On Science" was developed at the Miami Science Museum as a comprehensive set of science lessons sequenced to lead children toward a deeper understanding of science content and the use of science process skills. The purpose of the research is to determine whether use of the "ECHOS" model will…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Hands on Science, Science Instruction, Teaching Methods