Drawing on sociocultural theorizing, this case study investigates and unpacks the qualities of scientific play during children’s inquiry-based science activities framed by imagination and play (i.e. Poetry Science). The data were gathered in Finnish preschool groups with children aged five to six years old (N= 31) over a five-week period. The data consist of video recordings, observational field notes, and artifacts, subjected to multimodal analysis. The results show that scientific play that manifested throughout young children’s inquiry process has the following four characteristics: (i) creating and maintaining an imaginary science situation, (ii) assigning new meanings to science objects and processes, (iii) combining imaginary situations and problem solving, and (iv) engaging in science talk in an imaginary situation. The study shows how imagination and play are important elements of children’s science inquiry, with implications for early science education.
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This article discusses the history of the development of educational programs in Germany, provides a look at the construction of educational programs that were developed by federal states of Germany, and which are being introduced as a tool for quality assurance of education and / or as an innovative tool for managing the education system and the educational process. Authors tell about the project “acquisition of knowledge”, which was developed for the purpose of implementation of the strategy for educational programs, and provide a report on its implementation. The purpose of the “acquisition of scientific knowledge” is to support the implementation of educational programs. This paper describes a the elaborated development strategy of partnership in education, as well as competence model of training of teachers.
This article discusses the history of the development of educational programs in Germany, provides a look at the construction of educational programs that were developed by federal states of Germany, and which are being introduced as a tool for quality assurance of education and / or as an innovative tool for managing the education system and the educational process. Authors tell about the project “acquisition of knowledge”, which was developed for the purpose of implementation of the strategy for educational programs, and provide a report on its implementation. The purpose of the “acquisition of scientific knowledge” is to support the implementation of educational programs. This paper describes a the elaborated development strategy of partnership in education, as well as competence model of training of teachers.
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This article discusses the history of the development of educational programs in Germany, provides a look at the construction of educational programs that were developed by federal states of Germany, and which are being introduced as a tool for quality assurance of education and / or as an innovative tool for managing the education system and the educational process. Authors tell about the project “acquisition of knowledge”, which was developed for the purpose of implementation of the strategy for educational programs, and provide a report on its implementation. The purpose of the “acquisition of scientific knowledge” is to support the implementation of educational programs. This paper describes a the elaborated development strategy of partnership in education, as well as competence model of training of teachers.
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