Revista Latinoamericana en Ciencias Sociales, Niñez y Juventud (Oct 2011)
El concepto de tiempo en niños y niñas de primer a sexto grado
Abstract
This article reports the results of a doctoral thesis, related to the construction of the concept of timeby children from 1st to 6th grade of primary school, in the context of the social studies educational program applied inCosta Rica. The study was conducted using a mixed method research design, and in this case, it presents only the resultsof the quantitative component based on the application of a questionnaire to 148 children. Results included an increasingcomprehension of the different aspects of the concept of time as children advance in the educational system, nonetheless, the learning depends more on the personal experiences than on formal instruction, and, even at the 6th grade level, many childrenstill have not acquired the basic notions of the concept.