Collaborative Action Research on the Implementation of a Science Thematic Curriculum for Young Children

서지정보

ㆍ발행기관 : 환태평양유아교육연구학회 ㆍ수록지정보 : Asia-Pacific journal of research in early childhood education / 10권 / 1호
ㆍ저자명 : Yu-Ting Chen

목차

Introduction
Literature Review
Methodology
Findings
Discussion
Conclusion and Recommendations
References

한국어 초록

Using collaborative action research, this study aimed to explore the practice of implementing a scienceintegrated curriculum in a kindergarten classroom in Taiwan. The author served as a curriculumconsultant, and two kindergarten teachers served as co-teachers. The participants were 30 young children.Data sources included classroom observations, interviews, and other documentation. The findings wereas follows. (1) The science thematic curriculum was developed from the young children’s interest in bats.The kindergarten teachers applied the science thematic approach to integrate science and other contentareas in the thematic curriculum focused on the science theme “Bats.” (2) The young children learnedabout the science concepts of bats’ characteristics, habits, and habitats, as well as the cultural meaning ofbats in the local culture. (3) The kindergarten teachers had to solve problems in science teaching, such asproblems related to the children’s observation of bats and teachers’ content knowledge in scienceteaching. This study provides us a lens to examine how early childhood teachers implemented a sciencethematic curriculum in a kindergarten classroom. Recommendations for science teaching in earlychildhood education are also discussed in the paper.

영어 초록

Using collaborative action research, this study aimed to explore the practice of implementing a science
integrated curriculum in a kindergarten classroom in Taiwan. The author served as a curriculum
consultant, and two kindergarten teachers served as co-teachers. The participants were 30 young children.
Data sources included classroom observations, interviews, and other documentation. The findings were
as follows. (1) The science thematic curriculum was developed from the young children’s interest in bats.
The kindergarten teachers applied the science thematic approach to integrate science and other content
areas in the thematic curriculum focused on the science theme “Bats.” (2) The young children learned
about the science concepts of bats’ characteristics, habits, and habitats, as well as the cultural meaning of
bats in the local culture. (3) The kindergarten teachers had to solve problems in science teaching, such as
problems related to the children’s observation of bats and teachers’ content knowledge in science
teaching. This study provides us a lens to examine how early childhood teachers implemented a science
thematic curriculum in a kindergarten classroom. Recommendations for science teaching in early
childhood education are also discussed in the paper.

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