Young postulates seven principles for teaching science, one such principle is that children see the world only from their own point of view, a concept that Cognitive Psychologist Piaget calls egocentrism. Egocentrism perceptually influences and dominates children’s limited ideas about the world around them. During this phase student may develop erroneous reasoning when exploring certain concepts. For instance, Bell B (1993) shows that if the same amount of water is poured in a tall and a short container the child may assume that the tall container holds more water and this thinking may persist if not corrected by teachers. Due to Egocentrism children project subjective qualities onto external objects or events and they are unable to decenter from their own perspective. Further, Piaget suggests that egocentrism was a primary characteristic of children's thought processes until around 6 to 7 years of age, or when they are able to form
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When children explore the properties of materials, they gain knowledge from the materials themselves. Children delight in their scientific discoveries. For instance, Benham 1982 shows that, “children may be cautious about touching frog at first, but once they have, they will not be able to wait to share the experience with families”. Therefore teachers of young children should encourage children to participate in a variety of activities and their interest should be respected regardless of their sex and socio economic
When children explore the properties of materials, they gain knowledge from the materials themselves. Children delight in their scientific discoveries. For instance, Benham 1982 shows that, “children may be cautious about touching frog at first, but once they have, they will not be able to wait to share the experience with families”. Therefore teachers of young children should encourage children to participate in a variety of activities and their interest should be respected regardless of their sex and socio economic