Discovery Projects - Grant ID: DP110103013

Funding Activity

Website
http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/Web/Grant/Grant/DP110103013

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Conceptual play: foregrounding imagination and cognition during concept formation in early years science education. The National Quality agenda has created the need for better understanding learning in early childhood. This study seeks to find out how the imagination of preschool aged children helps them to learn scientific concepts. The outcomes will help early childhood educators in childcare centres and kindergartens to teach science to young children.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2011

End Date: 31-12-2013

Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects

Funding Amount: $100,997.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Science, Technology and Engineering Curriculum and Pedagogy | Curriculum and Pedagogy |

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Pedagogy

Other Keywords

Curriculum and Pedagogy | Pedagogy | Science, Technology and Engineering Curriculum and Pedagogy

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