期刊名称：Eurasia Journal of Mathematics, Science & Technology Education
印刷版ISSN：1305-8223
电子版ISSN：1305-8223
出版年度：2008
卷号：4
期号：03
页码：215-221
出版社：Pamukkale Univ Dept Sci Education
摘要：Young Maltese children have experience and knowledge of animals. We explored the
range of animal with which they are familiar and the origin of this knowledge. The
children interviewed were in Pre School, aged 4 years, and in the first year of compulsory
education, aged 5 years Verb l questions and photographs were used as the probe to
access understanding and the sources of their learning. Different questions explored
different concepts ¨C effectively three groupings, animal knowledge, habitats, and source of
knowledge. The animals photographed were from three areas that were established as
popular with children, namely: pets usually found in homes, familiar animals such as farm
animals and wild animals. Reduced sized colored photographs of the animals were used as
a cue to encourage children to talk Children recounted instances where they have met
animal pictures printed on books, charts and posters. The majority of children were
familiar with the selected animals. Apart from the animals shown on the photo cards the
children were able to mention a range of other animals the animals mentioned include a
range of animals that are not found locally. The most two popular animals children
mentioned were the tiger and the lion. Results show that these children possess a high
sense of observing detail and interpreting visual material. They mentioned other materials
where they have encountered animals, including toys, clothes, blankets, pillows and school
stationery and often mentioned their favorite animal characters from the media
关键词：Young Children, Malta, Animals, Knowledge Source
