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485-344 School Studies C65: Children and Science

Credit points: 5.0

Coordinator: Terry Harrison.

Pre/Corequisite: Foundation Studies in Science and Technology; completion of, or concurrent enrolment in School Studies C1 or C10, or approved equivalent studies.

Contact: The major part to be carried out under contract with a group of children of the appropriate age range at times to be negotiated by the student; a reading course on the topics listed in the syllabus; a tuition session on the use of ERIC and A Summary of Research in Science Education; group meetings held at intervals as required.

Timetable: First or second semester.

Objectives:

On completion of this subject students should be able to:

• use the ERIC data base and "A Summary of Research in Science Education" (Science Education) to retrieve information on children's concepts in science;
• demonstrate a familiarity with the major journals publishing research data on science education at primary school level; and
• conduct structured interviews to gain evidence of children's conceptions of the physical world.

Content:

A study of children's explanations of natural phenomena. A detailed case study of the understanding and learning of a selected concept in children from five to thirteen years. Reading guides will be provided at the beginning of the course.

Assessment:

Presentation of a major report on investigations into children's understanding or learning of selected physical or biological concepts (100 per cent).

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