Early understanding of the concept of living things: an examination of young children’s drawings of plant life

Villarroel, José Domingo; Infante, Guillermo Cabrera

doi:10.1080/00219266.2013.837406

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“…However, various students failed to determine things as living or non-living correctly. This finding was consistent with the literature which shows children's lack of understanding in differentiating living and non-living things (Villarroel, 2013;Villarroel and Infante, 2014). For example, the result showing that the teeth in our mouth were non-living in the present study showed similarity to the students thinking that the bones in our body were non-living in Caravita and Falchetti's (2005) study.…”

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“…Also, the study can be organized to supply data from the urban, suburban and rural area and compare them. In addition, data can be obtained from the participants via drawings to make triangulation (Bartoszeck et al, 2011;Bartoszeck and Dale Tunnicliffe, 2013;Rybska et al, 2014; Dale Tunnicliffe, 2015; Bartoszeck and Dale Tunnicliffe, 2017;Villarroel and Infante, 2014). Furthermore, data can be collected from gifted students about this concept since there is a need for conceptual studies in the area of gifted students' science education (Ürek and Arıkıl, 2013;Ürek and Dolu, 2015).…”

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“…Also, the researcher determined some misconceptions at this respect. Villarroel and Infante (2014) examined 4 to 7 years old children's conception of plant in a qualitative study in Spain. The researchers also addressed children's distinction of living and non-living.…”

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A study on young Turkish students living thing conception

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2018

Educ. Res. Rev.

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The aim of this study is to find out young Turkish students' opinions about living thing concept in detail and to investigate the criteria used by the students to define this concept. The study sample consisted of randomly selected 140 students studying at the 3rd, 4th and 5th grades in four different primary and middle schools located in the western part of Turkey. The data of the study were collected with the help of "Living Thing Conception Questionnaire" which was adapted from Rolland (1994) and developed by the researchers. Qualitative methods were utilized in data analysis. As a result, of the analysis, it appeared was seen that the students tended to explain the concept of living things via anthropomorphism and a number of misconceptions were determined in at this respect. These misconceptions could be It is thought that those results can be originated from Turkish cultural structure and formal education system. In order to correct remove such misconceptions, teachers should consider them during teaching process and teaching/learning process should be supported with appropriate activities such as out of class activities. Thus, the misconceptions of the students related to living things with anthropomorphic roots can be overcome.

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A study on young Turkish students living thing conception

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2018

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“…Finson ve Beaver (1995) ise, Chambers'ın (1983) çalışmasından yararlanarak "Bilim İnsanı Çizim Kontrol Listesini" geliştirmişlerdir. Chambers'ın (1983) bu araştırmasının yanı sıra çocuklara resim çizdirilerek farklı alanlarda hem Türkiye'de hem de farklı ülkelerde birçok araştırma yapılmıştır (Buldu, 2006;Rose, Jolley ve Burkitt, 2006;Güler ve Akman, 2006;Camcı, 2008;Korkmaz ve Kavak, 2010;Erkorkmaz, 2009;Shiokou, 2012;Aykaç, 2012;Makıse, 2013;Villarroel ve Infante, 2014). Ancak beden eğitimi ve spor alanında ise bu tip araştırmalar sınırlıdır (Kuhn, 2003;MacPhail ve Kinchin, 2004;Mowling, Brock ve Hastie, 2006;Temel ve Güllü, 2014).…”

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2016

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Öz Anahtar KelimelerBu araştırmanın amacı 11-12 yaş grubu öğrencilerinin beden eğitimi dersine ilişkin algılarının çizdikleri resimler aracılığıyla incelemektir. Araştırmada nitel araştırma yöntemlerinden doküman analizi tekniği benimsenmiştir. Araştırma grubunu Türkiye'nin farklı coğrafi bölgelerindeki 9 İl'deki 20 okulda öğrenim gören 11-12 yaş grubu 691 öğrenci oluşturmaktadır. Elde edilen bulgulara göre, resimlerde dokuz temanın bulunduğu belirlenmiştir. Araştırma verileri, resimlerde yer alan her bir temanın frekans ve yüzdeleri alınarak analiz edilmiş ardından tablolaştırılmıştır. Araştırma sonucunda, öğrencilerin beden eğitimi dersini; az sayıda ve aynı spor branşlarının sürekli tekrar edildiği, bunlara ilişkin temel tekniklerin öğrenildiği, derste spor algısının ve sportif performansın ön planda olduğu, derse erkek öğrenciler ile herhangi bir bedensel/zihinsel engelli bulunmayan öğrencilerin egemen olduğu, açık alanda yapılan, doğal çevre öğeleriyle ilişkilendirilen ve mutluluk veren bir ders olarak algıladıkları tespit edilmiştir.Beden eğitimi dersi Çizim Resim Öğrenci

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“…In relating this to plants, it can be assumed that student's physical representation of plants would be visual depictions of what the student perceives as important for identification of the plant. Several studies have used drawings to determine children's perceptions of: the environment (Barraza, 1999; Bowker, 2007; Strommen, 1995); what a plant is (Bartoszeck et al, 2015); whether or not they believe plants are living (Villarroel and Infante, 2014); and their understanding of concepts of plant structure and function as related to a particular curriculum or area (Anderson et al, 2014; Loureiro and Dal‐Farra, 2017; Natarajan et al, 2002). However, authors are unaware of any studies to date that specifically look at young children's drawings as a way to identify how children are forming their plant mental models and specific identification cues.…”

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Analysis of Children's Drawings to Gain Insight into Plant Blindness

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Hargiss

Norland

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Natural Sciences Education

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Core Ideas Human figure drawing protocols were modified to assess children's plant drawings. When drawing plants in situ, students were unable to accurately represent plant characteristics. Drawings lacked detail and only contained prominent features, some contained inaccurate features. Students had over‐simplified mental models of plants, indicating plant blindness. It has been speculated that most people have plant blindness, meaning plants go unnoticed by the majority of the population. This study sought to combine the knowledge of multiple disciplines to determine evidence of plant blindness through children's drawings. To do this, third‐grade students were introduced to native prairie and wetland plants during a curriculum‐based field trip to a natural area to assess if youth accurately perceive plants in situ and had preconceived mental models of plant prototypes. Using a coding scheme from human figure drawing research, drawings were analyzed based on the plant characteristics represented in the drawings. Drawings showed the third graders oversimplified plants regardless of the macro‐features of the plant. Some drawings had inaccuracies, despite children being in close proximity to the designated plant. These results demonstrate plant mental models are already in place in this age group and may lead to plant blindness. Therefore, there is a need to start plant education as early as possible with more exposure to different plant types. This research represents one of the first studies to investigate the roots of “plant blindness” and what may be contributing to lack of knowledge and awareness of plant communities. It is the hope that the findings from this study will help professionals grow environmental literacy of plants across age groups.

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Early understanding of the concept of living things: an examination of young children’s drawings of plant life

Cited by 41 publications

References 25 publications

A study on young Turkish students living thing conception

A study on young Turkish students living thing conception

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Analysis of Children's Drawings to Gain Insight into Plant Blindness

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