%0 Journal Article
%T Is the Earth Flat or Round? Primary School ChildrenĄ¯s Understandings of the Planet Earth: The Case of Turkish Children
%A Sibel OZSOY
%J International Electronic Journal of Elementary Education
%D 2012
%I International Electronic Journal of Elementary Education
%X The purpose of this study is to explore primary school childrenĄ¯s understandings about the shape of the Earth. The sample is consisted of 124 first-graders from five primary schools located in an urbancity of Turkey. The data of the study were collected through childrenĄ¯s drawings and semi-structured interviews. Results obtained from the drawings showed that only one third of the participants havedrawn scientifically acceptable images of the earth. However, the subsequent semi-structured interviews revealed that more children have scientific knowledge about the shape of the Earth. The results also revealed that cartoons, story books and daily life experiences are the reasons for childrenĄ¯s misconceptions.
%K Drawings of earth
%K childrenĄ¯s drawings
%K childrenĄ¯s conceptions of planet Earth
%U http://www.iejee.com/4_2_2012/IEJEE_4_2_Ozsoy_407_415.pdf