Children's Views on Making and Designing
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| Title: | Children's Views on Making and Designing |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Hatzigianni, Maria (ORCID |
| Source: | European Early Childhood Education Research Journal. 2020 28(2):286-300. |
| Availability: | Routledge. Available from: Taylor & Francis, Ltd. 530 Walnut Street Suite 850, Philadelphia, PA 19106. Tel: 800-354-1420; Tel: 215-625-8900; Fax: 215-207-0050; Web site: http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals |
| Peer Reviewed: | Y |
| Page Count: | 15 |
| Publication Date: | 2020 |
| Document Type: | Journal Articles Reports - Research |
| Education Level: | Early Childhood Education Elementary Education Kindergarten Primary Education Grade 1 Grade 2 |
| Descriptors: | Childrens Attitudes, Shared Resources and Services, Design, Constructivism (Learning), Active Learning, Young Children, Technology Uses in Education, Thinking Skills, Creativity, Learning Experience, Foreign Countries, Handheld Devices, Kindergarten, Grade 1, Grade 2 |
| Geographic Terms: | Australia |
| DOI: | 10.1080/1350293X.2020.1735747 |
| ISSN: | 1350-293X |
| Abstract: | This paper will focus on children's views on their making and design capabilities. There is a paucity of research investigating learning in makerspaces particularly for younger children. Theoretical ideas based on constructionism (Papert), Vygotsky (socio-constructivism) and Dewey's pragmatic, inquiry based and reflective learning underpin this study. Fourteen group interviews were conducted with 34 young children (five to eight years old). Their responses were inductively and thematically analysed. Children provided rich insights into new pedagogical approaches, like makerspaces, and identified challenges with the use of the digital tools (3D App and 3D printers). Children enjoyed directing their own learning and viewed their experiences as creative. This research will advance knowledge on how makerspaces and design thinking skills can be integrated in early childhood and early primary education. |
| Abstractor: | As Provided |
| Entry Date: | 2020 |
| Accession Number: | EJ1248595 |
| Database: | ERIC |
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| Abstract: | This paper will focus on children's views on their making and design capabilities. There is a paucity of research investigating learning in makerspaces particularly for younger children. Theoretical ideas based on constructionism (Papert), Vygotsky (socio-constructivism) and Dewey's pragmatic, inquiry based and reflective learning underpin this study. Fourteen group interviews were conducted with 34 young children (five to eight years old). Their responses were inductively and thematically analysed. Children provided rich insights into new pedagogical approaches, like makerspaces, and identified challenges with the use of the digital tools (3D App and 3D printers). Children enjoyed directing their own learning and viewed their experiences as creative. This research will advance knowledge on how makerspaces and design thinking skills can be integrated in early childhood and early primary education. |
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| ISSN: | 1350-293X |
| DOI: | 10.1080/1350293X.2020.1735747 |
