Monitoring Children Cognitive Development Activities AEPS®: 3 - 6 Embedded in the Teaching and Learning Early Science with Inquiry ()
ABSTRACT
Science is not only consisting of knowledge and information, it is also a process of research and finding answers,which is called inquiry. Inquiry process is one of the approaches in teaching and learning early science. Inquiry learning approach refers to the student-oriented learning approach which encourages one’s active participation in the exploration of new knowledge. The instrument of cognitive development assessment AEPS®: 3 - 6 (Assessment, Evaluation & Programming System®: 3 - 6) is a set of intervention, assessment, and program for typical and non-typical children from 0 - 6 years old. This study aims to obtain a clear picture on the cognitive development activities, which is implemented by teachers in teaching and learning early science by using inquiry approach. The study which involves children from age five to six years old is conducted under naturalistic observation method. The observation shows that activities using the concept application criteria are the activity element which is mostly used. Even though this module is using the inquiry approach and is provided with teaching aids, the activity under the playing criteria could not be observed throughout all the four observations conducted.
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Puaad, N. and Yunus, F. (2021) Monitoring Children Cognitive Development Activities AEPS
®: 3 - 6 Embedded in the Teaching and Learning Early Science with Inquiry.
Creative Education,
12, 31-46. doi:
10.4236/ce.2021.121003.