The science experiment and the playful learning: window of opportunity for curricular articulation in the transition between preschool education and primary education
D. Alveirinho, J. Bento, M. Nunes (2017) The science experiment and the playful learning: window of opportunity for curricular articulation in the transition between preschool education and primary education. ICERI2017 Proceedings, pp. 8629-8635.
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Title
The science experiment and the playful learning: window of opportunity for curricular articulation in the transition between preschool education and primary education
Subject
Science experiment Playful learning Curricular articulation Preschool education Primary education In-service training of teachers
Date
2018-01-04T09:57:10Z 2018-01-04T09:57:10Z 2017-11
Description
This article presents the reflexive analysis of a strategy of science teaching through the inquiry-based science education, of curricular articulation between pre-school education and the primary school education, within the framework of in-service training of teachers. The main objectives of this training course titled “The science experiment and the playful learning”, were: to develop procedural skills to implement playfulness activities oriented to the action and participation of the students with intentionality to learn science; to develop knowledge and procedural skills in the experimental problem solving in science; and to operationalize practical activities that promote a smooth transition of the students between the different educational cycles.
The subjects that have been developed in this study are included in the curriculum of the kindergarten and the primary school, which involved interdisciplinary aspects between science, mathematics, arts and portuguese, as light and colour, primary and secondary colours, volumes and capacities measurements and colour saturation. It was applied scientific vocabulary, predicting, experimental procedures, and analysis of the results. In addition, the friendship, the sharing, the trust and the respect were also explored. The project was evaluated through the analysis of content of field notes, observation grids and the satisfaction evaluation in the final of the activities, as well as the reflexive analysis of the educators and teachers involved. info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion
