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Publication Date: 2004-Jan-1
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"What Do You Notice?" Using Posters Containing Questions and General Instructions to Guide Preschoolers' Science and Mathematics Learning
Ramsey, Jennifer L.; Fowler, Marilyn L.
Early Child Development and Care, v174 n1 p31-45 Jan 2004
To increase preschoolers' science and mathematics learning experiences both within and outside the classroom, we developed age-appropriate materials containing general questions and instructions that teachers and parents could use when interacting with their students and children. The questions and instructions were related to a specific science or mathematics skill (e.g., classifying), but were general enough so that they could be applied to a variety of situations. Observations of three classrooms and interviews with the classroom teachers and aides, and the parents of the children in the classrooms suggested that use of these materials was beneficial to the children, teachers, and parents, and resulted in increasing the amount of science and mathematics activities and discussions in two of the classrooms as well as outside the classrooms.
Descriptors: Preschool Education, Science Instruction, Science Process Skills, Mathematics Instruction, Mathematics Skills, Teaching Methods, Instructional Materials, Parents as Teachers, Developmentally Appropriate Practices, Questioning Techniques
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Preschool Education
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Language: English
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