Children's Understanding of Agriculture as an economic activity: the role of figurative information |
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| Authors: | Anna Maria Ajello Anna Silvia Bombi Clotilde Pontecorvo Cristina Zucchermaglio |
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| Institution: | 1. Università degli Studi di Roma ?La Sapienza?, Via degli Apuli, 8, 00185, ROMA
2. Dipartiment o di psicologia dello sviluppo e della socializzazione, Via B. Pellegrino, 26, 35100, PADOVA
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| Abstract: | This paper presents the results of a curriculum of basic economic concepts given to 5 fourth-grade classes (Ss=95). The main topic of this curriculum was the production and distribution of agricultural produce, which had already proved to be difficult for the children. The proposed curriculum was largely inspired by the idea that familiarity with «social scenes» related to the economic process in question is necessary (although not sufficient) to allow children to understand such concepts. Children's level of understanding was tested before and after the curriculum by means of a semi-structured interview on 3 main topics: farmers' use of produce; farmers' use of earnings; produce distribution. Answers were scored according to their complexity and correctness; variance analyses performed on the scores showed significant improvements, as well as differences between classes. A qualitative analysis of children's answers was also performed, with the aim of interpreting the nature of change in each topic. |
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