Utility of the Environment in Developing Science Process Skills

ISBN-13: 9783659216114 / Angielski / Miękka / 2012 / 84 str.

Moses Kufakunesu; Tarisai Teveraishe

Opis

Classroom practitioners at virtually all educational tiers to some extent, work towards the holistic development of the learners. Several psychological theories have emphasised the importance of ensuring that young children are exposed to a rich environment so as to accord them stable and rich early childhood experiences. Piagets theory of cognitive development and Vygotskys socio-cultural theory , among other theories, were quite informative. This book explores the utility of the environment in facilitating the development of Science Process Skills.The book employs the quasi-experimental research design accompanied by the quantitative statistical technique , namely the Student t-test to highlight the usefulness of the environment in Science process skills development.The book is likely to be of benefit to Early Childhood Development teachers and lecturers as well as college and university students.

O autorze

Mr M. Kufakunesu (M. ED Psychology)is a lecturer in Educational Psychology with a wide range of research interests and is pursuing doctoral studies with UNISA in Pyschology of Education.Miss T. Teveraishe (B ED ECD)is a primary school classroom practitioner with a speciality in ECD. She intends to pursue further studies at Masters level.