The Preconceptions of Children at a Preschool Age on the Topic of the Air and the Weather

  • Ivana Rochovská Catholic University in Ružomberok
Keywords: preconception, pre-primary education, children at a preschool age, the air and the weather

Abstract

This paper is focused on the preconceptions of children at a preschool age on the topic of the air and the weather. The aim of the paper is to identify and describe the given preconceptions, to further analyse and interpret them and, on the basis of this, to propose investigative activities which would develop these preconceptions of the children. A structured interview was used as the method to knd out the preconceptions among the children.

Author Biography

Ivana Rochovská, Catholic University in Ružomberok
Faculty of Education, Catholic University in Ružomberok Institute of Juraj Páleš in Levoča Bottova 15, 054 01 Levoča e-mail: ivana.rochovska@ku.sk

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Published
2015-06-30
How to Cite
Rochovská, I. (2015). The Preconceptions of Children at a Preschool Age on the Topic of the Air and the Weather. Multidisciplinary Journal of School Education, 4(1 (7). Retrieved from https://czasopisma.ignatianum.edu.pl/jpe/article/view/1129