The children's interests about the science classroom management Hann, Ann-chin and Kim, Han-Ho* Inchon National University of Education, *Jungkyo Elementary School
The purpose of this study was to investigate children's interests about the science c...
The children's interests about the science classroom management Hann, Ann-chin and Kim, Han-Ho* Inchon National University of Education, *Jungkyo Elementary School
The purpose of this study was to investigate children's interests about the science classroom managements. One class in 4th grade and one science teacher were sampled. Data were collected by a clinical interview, class observation and questionaries, and analysed by quantative and qualitative methods. Major findings of this study were as follows
1. Children showed their interests about using new tools and abundant materials, new contents, hand-on activities and topics that included cognitive conflict
2 Children showed their interests and demand on field trips