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Download full textBrophy, Jere; Alleman, Janet – 2001
The traditional K-3 social studies curriculum has focused on food, clothing, shelter, communication, transportation, and other cultural universals. Very little information exists about children's prior knowledge and thinking about these topics. This study was designed to provide such information with respect to the topic of transportation, and in…
Descriptors: Cultural Education, Curriculum Development, Educational Research, Interviews
Brophy, Jere; Alleman, Janet – 2002
Based on part of a line of research on children's prior knowledge and thinking (including misconceptions) about topics addressed in the traditional K-3 social studies curriculum, a study was designed to provide such information with respect to the topic of government. Individual interviews were conducted with K-3 students (n=96), stratified…
Descriptors: Educational Research, Government (Administrative Body), Interviews, Primary Education
Brophy, Jere; Alleman, Janet; O'Mahony, Carolyn – 2001
The traditional K-3 social studies curriculum has focused on food, clothing, shelter, communication, transportation, and other cultural universals, but little information exists about children's prior knowledge and thinking (including misconceptions) about these topics. This study was designed to provide such information with respect to the topic…
Descriptors: Cultural Context, Curriculum Development, Educational Research, Food
Brophy, Jere; Alleman, Janet – 2001
The traditional K-3 social studies curriculum has focused on food, clothing, shelter, communication, transportation, and other cultural universals. Very little information exists about children's prior knowledge and thinking about these topics. This study was designed to provide such information with respect to the topic of family living, and in…
Descriptors: Cultural Education, Curriculum Development, Educational Research, Family Life
Direct linkBrophy, Jere; Alleman, Janet – Theory and Research in Social Education, 2005
Very little information exists about children's prior knowledge and thinking (including misconceptions) about transportation, a topic commonly taught in elementary social studies. To develop such information, individual interviews were conducted with 96 K-3 students, stratified according to grade level, achievement level, and gender. The students…
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Elementary School Students, Prior Learning, Knowledge Level
Brophy, Jere; Alleman, Janet – 2001
The traditional K-3 social studies curriculum has focused on food, clothing, shelter, communication, transportation, and other cultural universals. Little information exists about children's prior knowledge and thinking (including misconceptions) about these topics. This study was designed to provide such information with respect to the topic of…
Descriptors: Communication (Thought Transfer), Communications, Cultural Context, Curriculum Development
Peer reviewedBrophy, Jere; Alleman, Janet – Cognition and Instruction, 2003
This interview study gathered information about the prior knowledge and thinking of kindergarten to third- graders regarding the supply of water, heat, and light to modern homes. Findings indicated that students possessed only limited and spotty knowledge about utilities in modern homes. Within general trends, there was evidence of growth in…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Age Differences, Cognitive Development, Comparative Analysis
