International Research in Geographical and Environmental Education
Editors: A/Prof John Lidstone, Queensland University of Technology and Prof Joseph P. Stoltman, Western Michigan University
Book Review Editor: Dr Sarah Witham Bednarz, Texas A & M University
Editorial Assistant: Donna Bennett, Australia
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Volume: 14 Number: 4 Page: 316–322
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Children’s Understanding of Rivers
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Margaret Mackintosh
Principal Lecturer, Rolle School of Education, University of Plymouth
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Evidence from several media illustrates the ways children attempt to fit their observations into their own, known constructs. The contrast is drawn between adult concepts and children’s misconceptions and the argument made that children would have more control over their learning with a ‘bottom-up’ approach to teaching rather than the top down model encouraged by a national curriculum.
Keywords: constructivism, children, understanding, concepts, experiences, rivers
© 2005 M. Mackintos
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