Learning the concept of fossil in the second cycle of Primary Education: a pilot study at a school in Granada (Spain).

Authors

  • Sila Pla-Pueyo Dpto. de Didáctica de las Ciencias Experimentales, Facultad de Ciencias de la Educación, Universidad de Granada
  • Marina Pérez Bautista Dpto. de Didáctica de las Ciencias Experimentales, Facultad de Ciencias de la Educación, Universidad de Granada

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.55407/geogaceta100899

Keywords:

Primary Education, fossil, educational research, paleontology, argumentation

Abstract

This article deals with an educational research in which the concept of fossil is developed with second cycle students of Primary Education at a school in Granada (Spain). An argumentation-based teaching unit has been designed and implemented in the classroom. The descriptive results of the pretest questionnaire and the evaluative study of the comparison between pre- and post-test answers are hereby presented, analysed and interpreted. In conclusion, the students share the same misconceptions as others in Spain when comparing with the literature. Moreover, the intervention has been somewhat effective in regards with the acquisition of the different aspects involved in the concept of fossil, although future improvements of the research design and sample size are required in order to obtain significative results.

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2024-06-29

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Pla-Pueyo, S., & Pérez Bautista, M. (2024). Learning the concept of fossil in the second cycle of Primary Education: a pilot study at a school in Granada (Spain). GEOGACETA, 75, 79–82. https://doi.org/10.55407/geogaceta100899

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