期刊名称：International Electronic Journal of Elementary Education
印刷版ISSN：1307-9298
出版年度：2017
卷号：4
期号：2
页码：407-415
语种：English
出版社：International Electronic Journal of Elementary Education
其他摘要：The purpose of this study is to explore primary school children’s understandings about the shape ofthe Earth. The sample is consisted of 124 first-graders from five primary schools located in an urbancity of Turkey. The data of the study were collected through children’s drawings and semi-structuredinterviews. Results obtained from the drawings showed that only one third of the participants havedrawn scientifically acceptable images of the earth. However, the subsequent semi-structuredinterviews revealed that more children have scientific knowledge about the shape of the Earth. Theresults also revealed that cartoons, story books and daily life experiences are the reasons for children’smisconceptions.
