Pre-service Teachers Produce Educational Materials to Promote the Development of Young Children’s Scientific Visual Literacy

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Published: Apr 7, 2025
DOI: https://doi.org/10.12681/codiste.7783
Keywords:
Educational Materials Scientific Visual Literacy Early Childhood Education
Vasilia Christidou
Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9706-0584
Abstract

An analysis of visual images in e-books produced by pre-service early childhood teachers focusing on the development of children’s Scientific Visual Literacy is presented. A framework involving the specialization of the visual code, scientific thinking competencies required for reading each image, and image types was developed. The analysis of three e-books indicates that, after focused instruction, future teachers are capable of selecting and using in their educational materials images that familiarize children with the scientific visual code and with a variety of thinking competencies and types.

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  • 14th Panhellenic Conference of Didactics in Science Education
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