The Importance of Using Analogy in Pre-school Education for Science Instruction and Examples for Analogy
Abstract
It is very important for children to establish robust foundations and learn to think
scientifically through improving their research, analysis and observation skills in the
preschool years (Gürdal et.al, 1993; Ulucay 1989). In order to increase the quality of science
education, it is also very essential to determine the way science activities are performed and
the problems teachers experience in teaching science topics to children within this period,
when scientific skills and fundamental science concepts start to develop (Karamustafaoğlu
and Kandaz, 2006). One of the teaching methods, strategies and techniques that facilitate
science learning, make it meaningful and play an important role in problem solving,
decision making, perception, memory, creativity, and explanation and communication skills
in science teaching within preschool period is the “use of analogies” (Akman, Uyanık Balat
and Güler, 2011). This study aimed to provide information regarding how analogies could
be used by preschool teachers as one of the methods and techniques used in teaching science
and nature activities and present samples of analogies related to “Science and Nature”
topics within the preschool period.
Keywords
Kaynakça
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Ayrıntılar
Birincil Dil
Türkçe
Konular
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Bölüm
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Yazarlar
Hatice Güngör Seyhan
CUMHURİYET ÜNİVERSİTESİ
Türkiye
Yayımlanma Tarihi
1 Haziran 2015
Gönderilme Tarihi
1 Haziran 2015
Kabul Tarihi
14 Mayıs 2015
Yayımlandığı Sayı
Yıl 1970 Cilt: 4 Sayı: 2
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