RESİMLİ ÇOCUK KİTAPLARINDA STEAM: “YARATICI VE ELEŞTİREL DÜŞÜNME BECERİSİ"

Abstract

21.yy teknolojik ve mühendislik alanının hızlı gelişmesi, mesleklerin ve iş olanaklarının sürekli değişmesi, dünyada STEAM uygulamalarının okullarda eğitim programlarıyla ve zengin araç gereçlerle desteklenmesine neden olmuştur. Resimli çocuk kitapları, çocukların soyut kavramları somutlaştırarak kavramları anlamalarına ve yeni anlamlar oluşturmalarına olanak tanıyan zengin araçlar arasında yer almaktadır. Bu nedenle okulöncesi eğitimde çocukların gelişimlerini destekleyen resimli çocuk kitapları, STEAM etkinlikleriyle yapılandırılarak kullanılmalıdır. Bu araştırmanın amacı, okulöncesi eğitimde STEAM eğitim programı kapsamında yer alan “yaratıcılık ve eleştirel düşünme” becerilerine yönelik resimli çocuk kitaplarının içeriğini incelemektir. Bu çalışmada, nitel içerik çözümleme yöntemi ve veri toplama yöntemi olarak doküman inceleme tekniği kullanılmıştır. Sonuç olarak kitaplarda en çok “yaratıcılık ve düş kurma” en az ise “sorun çözme”ye ilişkin anlatımlara yer verildiği saptanmıştır. Yazarlar ve çizerlerin çocukların yaratıcı ve eleştirel düşünme becerilerini desteklemek için “sorgulama” ve “sorun çözme”ye ilişkin anlatımları içeren yazınsal nitelikli kitaplar yazmaları önerilmektedir. 

Keywords

• Resimli çocuk kitabı,Yaratıcılık ve eleştirel düşünme,STEAM,Okul Öncesi Eğitim

THE CONTENT OF PICTURE BOOKS SUPPORTING STEAM PRACTICES: CREATIVE AND CRITICAL THINKING SKILLS

Abstract

The purpose of this research is to examine the content of picture books supporting the STEAM practices and to introduce the example of the event that is designed with books. In this study were used qualitative descriptive research method and document review technique. In the direction of the criterion determined within the scope of "criterion sampling" 22 pictures books was analyzed using "content analysis" method. The descriptive of the picture books which are examined in order to support the STEAM curriculum has been made according to the sub-category of "inquiry","creativity and imagination", "problem solving", "processes and products of design innovation". As a result, it has been found that books are mostly about "creativity and imagination” and “ problem solving". Authors and illustrators are suggesed to write literary books containing explanations about "questioning” and “problem solving” in order to support children's creative and critical thinking skills.

Keywords

• Picture books,Creativity and critical thinking,STEAM,Early childhood education

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