Research on Cultivating the Microgenetic Method of Early Childhood Scientific Creativity

Author: Morey/Chen Zhe et al
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Publish Date: 2006-03-01
Features: This book elaborates on the research findings of our work on cultivating young children's scientific creativity. The study argues that scientific creativity is a major component of the individual's "logical operational function," an important and advanced part of it. Like other aspects of an individual's functions, it can only be formed through interaction with the carrier of this function during its critical development period. Following the theoretical framework and research approach of the psychological development of infants and young children, the study first explores the composition of scientific creativity by summarizing domestic and international theories and research findings, particularly the latest cutting-edge achievements. It proposes and demonstrates a hierarchical model of scientific creativity, investigates and demonstrates the critical period for the development of scientific creativity. Further, the study proposes the carriers and methods for cultivating young children's scientific creativity, formulating a systematic cultivation plan. Subsequently, experimental research was conducted in kindergartens, yielding significant results that validated the hypothesis of using the microgenetic method to cultivate young children's scientific creativity proposed in this study. Overall, this research has achieved academically valuable outcomes in the challenging field of cultivating young children's scientific creativity, especially providing important insights for practical applications. This study is a key outcome of the Major Research Project of the Key Research Base in Humanities and Social Sciences of the Ministry of Education for 2004, titled "Children's Scientific Thinking Processes and the Cultivation of Scientific Creativity" (05JJDXLX005). It was also supported by the Major Project of the Ministry of Education's Philosophical and Social Sciences Research on the Cognitive Processes and Ability Cultivation of Children and Adolescents (05JZD00034), constituting an important part of this project.