126800 20240731103342.0 doi 10.1007/s10984-023-09475-9 sideral 134172 ART-2023-134172 eng Sáez-Bondía, María José Universidad de Zaragoza (orcid)0000-0002-8733-1501 Science learning in 3- and 5-year-old children in the same free-choice learning environment on plant diversity 2023 Access copy available to the general public Unrestricted This study responds to the need to produce inviting learning environments that help to build intentional science learning in early childhood education. We present a free-choice science learning environment on plant diversity in the fall. From the moment it was implemented, we analyzed whether children of different educational levels acted in accordance with the objectives put forth in each activity of the environment when they are given free choice. We also explored the potential relationship between achieving the stated objectives and social interactions. The participants were 13 three-year-old children and 14 five-year-old children. The free-choice sessions were video recorded and supplemented with notes taken by three researchers in a field notebook. From the records, we categorized the data according to the actions we expected of the children in each activity, related to how they interacted with the materials and the social interactions that emerged. The results show the influence of social and material interactions, as well as the children’s previous knowledge, in attaining the objectives laid out in the design. Based on these results, we propose some principles and guidelines for designing, implementing and evaluating these learning environments in early childhood education, as well as future lines of research. info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/ES/DGA-FEDER/S27-23R info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/ES/DGA-IIU/796-2019 info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/ES/MINECO/PID2021-123615OA-I00 info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess by http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/es/ 1.046 2023 Communication 2023 Q1 Education 2023 Q1 E-learning 2023 Q1 Developmental and Educational Psychology 2023 Q2 6.7 2023 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion Mateo, Ester Universidad de Zaragoza (orcid)0000-0002-2597-7585 Martín-García, Jorge Universidad de Zaragoza (orcid)0000-0002-2247-0826 4013 205 Universidad de Zaragoza Dpto. Didácticas Específicas Área Didáctica Ciencias Exper. (2023), [17 pp.] Learning Environments Research 1387-1579 1489242 http://zaguan.unizar.es/record/126800/files/texto_completo.pdf Versión publicada 1609827 http://zaguan.unizar.es/record/126800/files/texto_completo.jpg?subformat=icon icon Versión publicada oai:zaguan.unizar.es:126800 articulos driver 2024-07-31-09:50:32 ARTICLE