Resumen

FLORES-CAMACHO, Fernando; GALLEGOS-CAZARES, Leticia  y  CALDERON-CANALES, Elena. Preschooler reasoning on physical phenomena. Perfiles educativos [online]. 2023, vol.45, n.182, pp.105-118.  Epub 17-Sep-2024. ISSN 0185-2698.  https://doi.org/10.22201/iisue.24486167e.2023.182.61128.

This work analyzes how preschoolers establish inferences in order to interpret and understand physical phenomena. Based on an epistemologicalinferential approach towards representations, we determine which epistemic tools students use to establish their reasoning. The participating children are rural preschoolers who were interviewed while confronting experimental and daily life sound situations. Our results show a series of epistemic tools constituting a model or functional representation that allows children to engage in coherent and complex reasoning. Our conclusions lead us to convene that science teaching processes should let students experience diverse external representations and activities specifically addressing their reasoning processes.

Palabras llave : Preschool; Reasoning; Representations; Sound; Learning science.

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