Young Children's Conception of the Biological World  

Oleh:

Inagaki, Kayoko ; Hatano, Giyoo

Jenis: Article from Journal - e-Journal
Dalam koleksi: Current Directions in Psychological Science vol. 15 no. 04 (Aug. 2006), page 177-181.
Topik: naive biology; living–nonliving distinction; teleology; vitalism; illness causality
Fulltext: 06. Young Children's Conception of the Biological World.pdf (117.61KB)

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What are the components of children’s biological- knowledge system before systematic teaching at school? Can this knowledge system be called naive biology? We propose that young children’s biological-knowledge system has at least two essential components—(a) the knowledge needed to identify biological entities and phenomena and (b) teleological and vitalistic causality—and that these components constitute a form of biology. We discuss how this naive biology serves as the basis for performance and learning in socially and culturally important practices, such as health practices and biology instruction.

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