Home » Young Children’s Developing Understanding of the Biological World
Product Image

Young Children’s Developing Understanding of the Biological World

€107.99
Quantity:
In stock with our UK publisher. 14-28 days
Delivery/Collection within 10-20 working days
14 days return policy Shipping & Delivery
Andrea S. Taverna
Andrew Shtulman
Animal Kingdom
Anthropocentric Reasoning
anthropomorphic reasoning
Biological understanding
Cara Neal
Category=JHBC
Category=JMC
Category=JMR
Category=JN
Category=JNLA
child cognitive development
Child development
Children and the biological world
Children's Biological Knowledge
Children's Justifications
Children’s Biological Knowledge
Children’s Justifications
conceptual change theory
cultural practices
Deborah Kelemen
Differential Survival
Douglas L. Medin
early childhood biology misconceptions
Early Education and Development
Early Science Instruction
Education
education policy
Educational Materials
eq_bestseller
eq_isMigrated=1
eq_isMigrated=2
eq_nobargain
eq_non-fiction
eq_society-politics
evolutionary explanation
Explanatory Responses
folk biological knowledge
Folkbiology
Forced Choice Responses
Gabrielle A. Strouse
Gabrielle Lindquist
Gray Wolves
Gregory L. Murphy
Gretchen Van De Walle
Hayley Smith
Heather E. Gary
Interactive Social Technologies
Jean-Pierre Thibaut
Jolina H. Ruckert
Kimberly Brenneman
learning opportunities
Low Vocabulary Skills
Megan Geerdts
Nadia Chernyak
Natalie Emmons
Natural Selection Understanding
Natural World
nature experience learning
Nonhuman Animals
Patricia A. Ganea
Prosocial Behavior Score
Rearing Environment
Sandra R. Waxman
Sarah E. Longbottom
science education research
Script Choices
Simone P. Nguyen
Social Robots
Storybook Interventions
Storybook Reading
Target Food
Taxonomic Choices
Taxonomic Selection
Vanessa LoBue
Vice Versa
Virginia Slaughter
Ying Tao
young children's beliefs

Product details

  • ISBN 9781138564633
  • Weight: 453g
  • Dimensions: 174 x 246mm
  • Publication Date: 23 Jan 2018
  • Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
  • Publication City/Country: GB
  • Product Form: Hardback
Secure checkout Fast Shipping Easy returns
Description

This book explores current research on young children’s beliefs and knowledge about the biological world – otherwise known as ‘folkbiology’. Contributors discuss factors that shape the development of folkbiological knowledge, as well as possible interventions designed to counteract cognitive biases that can interfere with the development of scientifically informed reasoning about natural phenomena.

Taken together, the papers provide insights into the contributions of cognitive biases to the development of biological misunderstandings and into the life experiences and contexts that can contribute to or impede accurate learning of biological concepts. As part of a wider literature, the insights provided by the authors are relevant to the design of educational experiences that will foster children’s exploration and further their understanding of life science ideas.

The chapters in this book were originally published as a special issue of Early Education and Development.
About
Peter J. Marshall is Professor of Psychology and Chair of the Department of Psychology at Temple University, USA. His research interests center on cognitive and social development in infancy and early childhood. He has published on various areas of developmental science including the ways in which young children understand the functioning of the brain. His theoretical writings also include a biologically inspired approach to the interface of psychology and neuroscience, with an emphasis on the embodied nature of mental life. Kimberly Brenneman is a program officer for education at the Heising-Simons Foundation, USA. Prior to joining the foundation in 2015, Kimberly was research faculty at Rutgers University’s National Institute for Early Education Research. At Rutgers, she led projects focused on curricular and instructional practices and resources that foster science, technology, engineering, and mathematics learning for young children in school and home settings. As an educational consultant, Kimberly contributes to the development of educational media resources to support preschool-aged math and science learners.