Children interaction patterns exhibited during learning activities: a case study at a selected public kindergarten in Malaysia

This qualitative research aims to explore the nature of children interaction patterns during their learning activities. This study involved six 6-year old children (4 boys and 2 girls) from a selected public kindergarten in Malaysia. Employing the case study design method, data was collected using...

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Main Authors:	Abd Rahim, Siti Noor Fauziah, Nik Abdul Rahman , Nik Suryani
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	worldconferences.net 2013
Subjects:	L Education (General)
Online Access:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/42220/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/42220/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/42220/1/SSRN-id2477875.pdf

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spelling	iium-422202015-03-05T00:22:02Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/42220/ Children interaction patterns exhibited during learning activities: a case study at a selected public kindergarten in Malaysia Abd Rahim, Siti Noor Fauziah Nik Abdul Rahman , Nik Suryani L Education (General) This qualitative research aims to explore the nature of children interaction patterns during their learning activities. This study involved six 6-year old children (4 boys and 2 girls) from a selected public kindergarten in Malaysia. Employing the case study design method, data was collected using non-participant observation techniques. The findings of this study revealed that there were two types of children interaction during learning activities: children-adult interaction and children-peers interaction. The patterns of children interaction in children-adults interaction comprised; constructive-dialogic and explicit correction while in children-peers interaction, children engaged in three patterns of interaction namely; sociable, creative and non-verbal. Finally, implications of this study for preschool education in particular will be discussed. Field of Research: Children, Interaction, Learning Activities, Social Constructivism, Qualitative Research. worldconferences.net 2013 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/42220/1/SSRN-id2477875.pdf Abd Rahim, Siti Noor Fauziah and Nik Abdul Rahman , Nik Suryani (2013) Children interaction patterns exhibited during learning activities: a case study at a selected public kindergarten in Malaysia. ICSSR e-Journal of Social Science Research. pp. 185-207. ISSN 2289-4977 (0) http://worldconferences.net/journals/icssr/toc/index.html
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spellingShingle	L Education (General) Abd Rahim, Siti Noor Fauziah Nik Abdul Rahman , Nik Suryani Children interaction patterns exhibited during learning activities: a case study at a selected public kindergarten in Malaysia
description	This qualitative research aims to explore the nature of children interaction patterns during their learning activities. This study involved six 6-year old children (4 boys and 2 girls) from a selected public kindergarten in Malaysia. Employing the case study design method, data was collected using non-participant observation techniques. The findings of this study revealed that there were two types of children interaction during learning activities: children-adult interaction and children-peers interaction. The patterns of children interaction in children-adults interaction comprised; constructive-dialogic and explicit correction while in children-peers interaction, children engaged in three patterns of interaction namely; sociable, creative and non-verbal. Finally, implications of this study for preschool education in particular will be discussed. Field of Research: Children, Interaction, Learning Activities, Social Constructivism, Qualitative Research.
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author	Abd Rahim, Siti Noor Fauziah Nik Abdul Rahman , Nik Suryani
author_facet	Abd Rahim, Siti Noor Fauziah Nik Abdul Rahman , Nik Suryani
author_sort	Abd Rahim, Siti Noor Fauziah
title	Children interaction patterns exhibited during learning activities: a case study at a selected public kindergarten in Malaysia
title_short	Children interaction patterns exhibited during learning activities: a case study at a selected public kindergarten in Malaysia
title_full	Children interaction patterns exhibited during learning activities: a case study at a selected public kindergarten in Malaysia
title_fullStr	Children interaction patterns exhibited during learning activities: a case study at a selected public kindergarten in Malaysia
title_full_unstemmed	Children interaction patterns exhibited during learning activities: a case study at a selected public kindergarten in Malaysia
title_sort	children interaction patterns exhibited during learning activities: a case study at a selected public kindergarten in malaysia
publisher	worldconferences.net
publishDate	2013
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Children interaction patterns exhibited during learning activities: a case study at a selected public kindergarten in Malaysia

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