Portfolio analysis revealed children were critically and creatively engaged in the learning procedures¶

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q2 i? Analysis of children's portfolios (crafts, posters, drawings collected after each session) revealed critical and creative engagement, including comparing Greek and Albanian traditional costumes for similarities and differences. → Papadopoulos 2020

Evidence¶

Papadopoulos 2020¶

Papadopoulos, I., & Bisiri, E. (2020). Fostering Critical Thinking Skills in Preschool Education: Designing, Implementing and Assessing a Multiliteracies-Oriented Program Based on Intercultural Tales. Multilingual Academic Journal of Education and Social Sciences, 8(1), 87–105. https://doi.org/10.46886/MAJESS/v8-i1/7263

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Second research instrument: individual children's portfolios collected after each thematic session. Illustrative artifacts include a costume similarity/difference activity using red for differences and green for similarities, and crafts about Cyprus and Serbian painting patterns.

"Through the analysis of the children’s portfolios, it was revealed that the children were critically and creatively engaged in the learning procedures."

Discussion¶

Learner Variables¶

Problem Solving — outcome: instruction changes it

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