The importance of researching in science in preschool level: the biophilia as an opportunity
Authors
Hugo Torres-Contreras
Especialista en Ecología, Conducta y Evolución de Organismos Sociales
Departamento de Educación, Facultad de Ciencias Sociales, Universidad de Chile
There is scarce information about learning of Chilean preschoolers in science area. Considering the innate empathy exhibited by young children towards other living beings, this article describes the scientific thinking skills of observing and asking, and the evolution in complexity of these experiences through the time. Besides, in the context of a Grant, the first activities with preschoolers are discussed as they are confronted with native wildlife, and the record (drawings, interviews) of observations and questions that they are able to perform. The school type, level of initial vocabulary, interaction with their parents in natural environments, and teaching they receive from their educators, are variables that could have implications on scientific skills of children.
Torres-Contreras, H. (2016). The importance of researching in science in preschool level: the biophilia as an opportunity. Revista Enfoques Educacionales, 12(1), pp. 105–126. Retrieved from https://enfoqueseducacionales.uchile.cl/index.php/REE/article/view/43449
