Language And Malaysian Children’s Scientific Understanding
Despite scores of studies examining various factors influencing Malaysian students’ understanding of science concepts, very few have actually looked into how the meaning of a specific concept is formed. This study was carried out to examine language influences on Malaysian children’s understandin...
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my.usm.eprints.34521 http://eprints.usm.my/34521/ Language And Malaysian Children’s Scientific Understanding Abdullah, Nabilah LB2300 Higher Education Despite scores of studies examining various factors influencing Malaysian students’ understanding of science concepts, very few have actually looked into how the meaning of a specific concept is formed. This study was carried out to examine language influences on Malaysian children’s understanding of concepts relating to germination of seeds. Through the use of interview, concept maps and written test, the author examines how language affects the development of meaning and understanding. Science lessons were also observed to determine how language use in the classroom influences children’s understanding. It was found that children possess a myriad of understandings of each of the concepts examined prior to and after instruction, indicating that linguistic elements influence the formation of conceptual understanding as well as the way meaning is assigned to each of the concepts Penerbit Universiti Sains Malaysia 2009 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://eprints.usm.my/34521/1/JPP24_03_Nabilah_33-54.pdf Abdullah, Nabilah (2009) Language And Malaysian Children’s Scientific Understanding. The Asia Pacific Journal of Educators and Education (formerly known as Journal of Educators and Education), 24 (1). pp. 1-22. ISSN 2289-9057 http://apjee.usm.my/APJEE_24_2009/JPP24_03_Nabilah_33-54.pdf |
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Despite scores of studies examining various factors influencing Malaysian
students’ understanding of science concepts, very few have actually looked into how the
meaning of a specific concept is formed. This study was carried out to examine language
influences on Malaysian children’s understanding of concepts relating to germination of
seeds. Through the use of interview, concept maps and written test, the author examines
how language affects the development of meaning and understanding. Science lessons
were also observed to determine how language use in the classroom influences children’s
understanding. It was found that children possess a myriad of understandings of each of
the concepts examined prior to and after instruction, indicating that linguistic elements
influence the formation of conceptual understanding as well as the way meaning is
assigned to each of the concepts |
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http://eprints.usm.my/34521/1/JPP24_03_Nabilah_33-54.pdf http://eprints.usm.my/34521/ http://apjee.usm.my/APJEE_24_2009/JPP24_03_Nabilah_33-54.pdf |
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