Is the Earth Flat or Round? Primary School Children’s Understandings of the Planet Earth: The Case of Turkish Children

dc.creator	Sibel OZSOY
dc.date	2012-03-01T00:00:00Z
dc.date.accessioned	2015-07-20T22:16:03Z
dc.date.available	2015-07-20T22:16:03Z
dc.identifier	1307-9298
dc.identifier	https://doaj.org/article/c872ac20c5a44d8e87f8819499bbc0f1
dc.identifier.uri	http://evidence.thinkportal.org/handle/123456789/18156
dc.description	The purpose of this study is to explore primary school children’s understandings about the shape of the Earth. The sample is consisted of 124 first-graders from five primary schools located in an urbancity of Turkey. The data of the study were collected through children’s drawings and semi-structured interviews. Results obtained from the drawings showed that only one third of the participants havedrawn scientifically acceptable images of the earth. However, the subsequent semi-structured interviews revealed that more children have scientific knowledge about the shape of the Earth. The results also revealed that cartoons, story books and daily life experiences are the reasons for children’s misconceptions.
dc.language	English
dc.publisher	International Electronic Journal of Elementary Education
dc.relation	http://www.iejee.com/4_2_2012/IEJEE_4_2_Ozsoy_407_415.pdf
dc.relation	https://doaj.org/toc/1307-9298
dc.source	International Electronic Journal of Elementary Education, Vol 4, Iss 2, Pp 407-415 (2012)
dc.subject	Drawings of earth
dc.subject	children’s drawings
dc.subject	children’s conceptions of planet Earth
dc.subject	Education (General)
dc.subject	L7-991
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	DOAJ:Education
dc.subject	DOAJ:Social Sciences
dc.subject	Education (General)
dc.subject	L7-991
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	DOAJ:Education
dc.subject	DOAJ:Social Sciences
dc.subject	Education (General)
dc.subject	L7-991
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	Education (General)
dc.subject	L7-991
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	Education (General)
dc.subject	L7-991
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.title	Is the Earth Flat or Round? Primary School Children’s Understandings of the Planet Earth: The Case of Turkish Children
dc.type	article