Children interaction patterns exhibited during learning activities: a case study at a selected public kindergarten in Malaysia
This qualitative research aims to explore the nature of children interaction patterns during their learning activities. This study involved six 6-year old children (4 boys and 2 girls) from a selected public kindergarten in Malaysia. Employing the case study design method, data was collected using...
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| author | Abd Rahim, Siti Noor Fauziah Nik Abdul Rahman , Nik Suryani |
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| description | This qualitative research aims to explore the nature of children interaction patterns during their
learning activities. This study involved six 6-year old children (4 boys and 2 girls) from a selected
public kindergarten in Malaysia. Employing the case study design method, data was collected using
non-participant observation techniques. The findings of this study revealed that there were two types
of children interaction during learning activities: children-adult interaction and children-peers
interaction. The patterns of children interaction in children-adults interaction comprised;
constructive-dialogic and explicit correction while in children-peers interaction, children engaged in
three patterns of interaction namely; sociable, creative and non-verbal. Finally, implications of this
study for preschool education in particular will be discussed.
Field of Research: Children, Interaction, Learning Activities, Social Constructivism, Qualitative
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| spelling | iium-422202015-03-05T00:22:02Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/42220/ Children interaction patterns exhibited during learning activities: a case study at a selected public kindergarten in Malaysia Abd Rahim, Siti Noor Fauziah Nik Abdul Rahman , Nik Suryani L Education (General) This qualitative research aims to explore the nature of children interaction patterns during their learning activities. This study involved six 6-year old children (4 boys and 2 girls) from a selected public kindergarten in Malaysia. Employing the case study design method, data was collected using non-participant observation techniques. The findings of this study revealed that there were two types of children interaction during learning activities: children-adult interaction and children-peers interaction. The patterns of children interaction in children-adults interaction comprised; constructive-dialogic and explicit correction while in children-peers interaction, children engaged in three patterns of interaction namely; sociable, creative and non-verbal. Finally, implications of this study for preschool education in particular will be discussed. Field of Research: Children, Interaction, Learning Activities, Social Constructivism, Qualitative Research. worldconferences.net 2013 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/42220/1/SSRN-id2477875.pdf Abd Rahim, Siti Noor Fauziah and Nik Abdul Rahman , Nik Suryani (2013) Children interaction patterns exhibited during learning activities: a case study at a selected public kindergarten in Malaysia. ICSSR e-Journal of Social Science Research. pp. 185-207. ISSN 2289-4977 (0) http://worldconferences.net/journals/icssr/toc/index.html |
| spellingShingle | L Education (General) Abd Rahim, Siti Noor Fauziah Nik Abdul Rahman , Nik Suryani Children interaction patterns exhibited during learning activities: a case study at a selected public kindergarten in Malaysia |
| title | Children interaction patterns exhibited during learning activities: a case study at a selected public kindergarten in Malaysia
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| title_full | Children interaction patterns exhibited during learning activities: a case study at a selected public kindergarten in Malaysia
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| title_fullStr | Children interaction patterns exhibited during learning activities: a case study at a selected public kindergarten in Malaysia
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| title_full_unstemmed | Children interaction patterns exhibited during learning activities: a case study at a selected public kindergarten in Malaysia
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| title_short | Children interaction patterns exhibited during learning activities: a case study at a selected public kindergarten in Malaysia
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| title_sort | children interaction patterns exhibited during learning activities: a case study at a selected public kindergarten in malaysia |
| topic | L Education (General) |
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