Teaching about Human Skeleton in Kindergarten: The iterative implementation of a Teaching Learning Sequence

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Published: Apr 6, 2025
DOI: https://doi.org/10.12681/codiste.7554
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Teaching Learning Sequence (TLS) Human Skeleton Iterative Design Kindergarten
Alexandros Grhgoriadhs
University of Western Macedonia
Penelope Papadopoulou
University of Western Macedonia
Abstract

The purpose of this study is to evaluate a Teaching Learning Sequence (TLS) on the human skeleton in kindergarten during its second implementation. The TLS was evaluated with the participation of 19 kindergarten children, using interviews and children’s drawings before and after the instruction, with an evaluation methodology consistent with the first implementation to ensure comparable results. In the second implementation, no corresponding improvement was observed at least in terms of the complexity of the drawings. It is estimated that the main factor contributing to this difference is the significant disparity in teaching experience between the educators in the two implementations.

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