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Ültay, Neslihan; Ültay, Eser – Journal of Science Learning, 2020
If the STEM approach appropriately addressed in early childhood education, it may provide opportunities for educators to involve children in activities appropriate to their interests and experiences. The purpose of this research is to investigate comparatively the views of preschool teachers and preschool teacher candidates about STEM. To collect…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, STEM Education, Preschool Teachers, Preservice Teachers
Penuel, William R.; Pasnik, Shelley; Bates, Lauren; Townsend, Eve; Gallagher, Lawrence P.; Llorente, Carlin; Hupert, Naomi – Education Development Center, Inc., 2009
Described here is a study on the efficacy of a media-rich curriculum based on the idea that children can learn best from "media synergy," that is, when children have opportunities to learn a focused set of skills by engaging in repeated practice with them in many different formats and media. Participants in this study were low-income…
Descriptors: School Readiness, Learning Readiness, Summative Evaluation, Reading Research
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Lee, Joon Sun; Ginsburg, Herbert P. – Early Education and Development, 2007
This study explored preschool teachers' beliefs about the appropriateness of early literacy and mathematics education. In all, 60 teachers of 4-year-olds, half working with low-socioeconomic status (SES) children at publicly funded preschools and the other half with middle-SES children at private preschools, were randomly assigned to read either…
Descriptors: Preschool Teachers, Computer Uses in Education, Mathematics Education, Learning Readiness