Symbolic Representation of Young Children in Science
Insights into Preschoolers’ Drawings of Change of State of Matter
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 22042657 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Maria Kampeza (0000-0003-2405-2334, University of Patras, corresponding author), Alice Delserieys (0000-0002-3542-0676, Aix-Marseille Université) |
| Year | 2024 |
| Volume | 14 |
| Issue | 10 |
| Pages | 1080 |
| Publication date | 2024-10-02 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Education Sciences (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2227-7102 • E-ISSN: 2227-7102 |
| Publisher | MDPI AG (PUBLISHER • IT) |
| DOI | 10.3390/educsci14101080 |
| OpenAlex | W4403063769 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
| References cited | 36 |
Research in early childhood education acknowledges the multimodal nature of learning, and the need to equip young learners with the abilities to encounter future communication and learning challenges is imperative. Drawing can play a crucial role in children’s learning in general and contribute to science learning in particular. In this paper, we study the drawings that young children (aged 4–6) produce during a teaching intervention about the change of state of matter. The research adopts a sociocultural perspective, considering drawing as a mediating tool to support children’s meaning-making and learning process. The objective is to understand better the type of drawing situations that can be proposed to young children in science and the scaffold these drawing tasks might provide to support meaning-making in science. Results show that children use iconic as well as symbolic modes of representation depending on the situation and that the resources available can have an impact on how children use different symbols
Developmental psychology · Mathematics education · Preschool education · Art Education and Development · Creativity in Education and Neuroscience · Psychology · Science Education and Perceptions
Children’s Drawing and Graphic Development
Current Research and Learning in the Field of Early Childhood Science Education
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Experimental study on the impact of different types of diary drawing activities on young children's pre-writing skills
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| Unique citing works | 5 |
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| Citations per year | 5 |
| Citation span | 2025 - 2026 (2) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 5 |