Science as A Learning Approach

in Early Childhood Education

 Hello!
I am Qonita

Early Childhood Program

Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia
 1.
What is Science?

Science is result of Observing, Reflecting,

and Testing. –Jhon Dewey
 Domain of Science

General
Knowledge
Is the systematic process
for gaining knowledge
without limited by a specific
branch of science
Specific
Knowledge
Is the content of
knowledge of specific
branch of science
Science in ECE Prespective
Active process to know, to understand the
world around children and they are finding
a new knowledge from that activity
 2.
Why is Science in Early Childhood Education?

Children are Science can

Science help
integrated with
born naturally children to cross subject and
to learn about develop any help chldren to
science domain well learn about that
How to Teach Science as Approach in ECE?

Content Process Attitude

 Our process is easy

Gathering
Observing Questioning Reasoning Communicating
Information

Presenter
Present issues that inspire
children ti find out
Collector Documents
Teacher evaluate children
learning through a
collection of children’s
learning document to see
the progress of their
learning.
Teacher’s ROle
Oserver Question Asker
Observe activity and Teacher have to stimulate
development of children children encourgae to ask
learning without question and to think with
intervention give them the example of
question.
Children’s Guide Facilitator
Teacher help and guide Teacher facilitate all the
children to build theory. children needed in learning
CONCLUSION

Children’s laboratory is the world

around them. Although scientific
methods as the basis for
investigating is needed, children
may not pass through all the steps
directly. However, the most
important of science approach for
children's learning is when children
can find a new knowledge based
on what they experience. Children
should not only learn about
science but through this approach
children also learn about how to
learn through science.
 Thanks!

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