A Study on Sri Lankan Children's Conception of Space

Autor/in	Mukunthan, Thevarasa
Titel	A Study on Sri Lankan Children's Conception of Space
Quelle	In: International Journal of Early Childhood Education and Care, 5 (2016), S.40-49 (10 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2289-3156
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Cognitive Development; Child Development; Place of Residence; Rural Urban Differences; Elementary School Students; Developmental Stages; Piagetian Theory; Spatial Ability; Sri Lanka + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Kognitive Entwicklung; Kindesentwicklung; Wohnort; Stadt-Land-Beziehung; Räumliches Vorstellungsvermögen; Ceylon
Abstract	The present study was conducted mainly to investigate the applicability of children's conception space presented in Piaget's Cognitive Development theory to Sri Lankan children. The study attempted to identify whether there were variations in Sri Lankan children's conception of space according to the sectors i.e. urban, rural and estate, they live in, factors affecting Sri Lankan children's conception of space. The methodology of the study was quantitative and in nature. Piagetian tests modified to suit the Sri Lankan context and the case study method was used in achieving the objectives of the study. The sample of the study consisted of 75 children selected randomly from primary school children between the ages of 5-10 years from Urban, Rural and Estate sectors in the Kalutara district of the Western Province. Modified Piagetian instruments, Observation schedules and in-depth interview schedules were used as instruments for data collection. The findings of the study indicated children's conception of space the findings revealed that Piaget's theory is applicable to Sri Lankan children in relation to haptic perception, projection of shadows of the rectangle but other tasks vary age wise and stage-wise. The results of the performance of Sri Lankan children spatial tasks, the study found that that there were no prominent variations in the performance in all three tasks. But the estate children's performance is slightly higher than that of other children in a few age ranges. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	National Child Development Research Centre. Sultan Idris Education University, 35900 Tanjong Malim, Perak. e-mail: ncdrc@upsi.edu.my; Web site: https://ejournal.upsi.edu.my/journal/IJECEC
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01