Gatt, Suzanne;
Tunnicliffe, Sue Dale;
Borg, Kirsten;
Lautier, Katya;
(2007)
Young Maltese children's ideas about plants.
Journal of Biological Education
, 41
pp. 117-121.
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Abstract
Fifty Maltese children, 25 in the second year of pre-school (4 years olds) and 25 in the first year of compulsory education (5 years old), were interviewed about their knowledge of plants. Analysis showed that they had a restricted understanding of the term, meaning something small, with a thin stalk, leaves and a flower. Trees, cacti and nettles were not classified as plants. Children’s knowledge was observed to increase with age. Parents were identified as the main source of knowledge; schools were rarely mentioned. Maltese teachers should be made aware of children’s limited knowledge about plants and they need to use readily available resources in schools to expose pre-school children to the plants in their immediate surroundings.
| Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Title: | Young Maltese children's ideas about plants |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| Language: | English |
| Keywords: | Primary; Plants; Alternative; Frameworks; Children’s ideas |
| UCL classification: | UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Education > UCL Institute of Education |
| URI: | https://discovery-pp.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10000286 |
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