Language And Malaysian Children’s Scientific Understanding
Despite scores of studies examining various factors influencing Malaysian students’ understanding of science concepts, very few have actually looked into how the meaning of a specific concept is formed. This study was carried out to examine language influences on Malaysian children’s understandin...
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Penerbit Universiti Sains Malaysia
2009
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| Online Access: | http://eprints.usm.my/34521/1/JPP24_03_Nabilah_33-54.pdf http://eprints.usm.my/34521/ http://apjee.usm.my/APJEE_24_2009/JPP24_03_Nabilah_33-54.pdf |
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| Summary: | Despite scores of studies examining various factors influencing Malaysian
students’ understanding of science concepts, very few have actually looked into how the
meaning of a specific concept is formed. This study was carried out to examine language
influences on Malaysian children’s understanding of concepts relating to germination of
seeds. Through the use of interview, concept maps and written test, the author examines
how language affects the development of meaning and understanding. Science lessons
were also observed to determine how language use in the classroom influences children’s
understanding. It was found that children possess a myriad of understandings of each of
the concepts examined prior to and after instruction, indicating that linguistic elements
influence the formation of conceptual understanding as well as the way meaning is
assigned to each of the concepts |
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