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Area of Science:

  • Cognitive Science
  • Linguistics
  • Science Education

Background:

  • Children may enter science education with misconceptions about heat.
  • Everyday language may contribute to these misconceptions by discussing heat as a substance rather than a process.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate how heat and temperature are discussed in naturalistic conversations involving young children (2-6 years old).
  • To explore the linguistic resources children have for understanding heat from a sociocultural perspective.
  • To examine if everyday talk frames heat as a substance or a process.

Main Methods:

  • Analysis of parent-child conversations about heat and temperature.
  • Data sourced from the Child Language Data Exchange System (CHILDES) and a book-reading study.
  • Focus on the nature and frequency of heat- and temperature-related talk.

Main Results:

  • Parents rarely used the word 'heat,' but when they did, it implied heat is a substance.
  • Heat was not discussed as an emergent process, only sometimes as a direct causal process.
  • Most talk focused on 'hot' and 'cold' to describe temperature as an object property.

Conclusions:

  • Everyday conversations may present heat as a substance, potentially impeding the development of a process-based understanding.
  • Understanding children's everyday linguistic experiences is crucial for addressing science misconceptions.
  • Further research is needed on how everyday language influences children's conceptualization of heat and temperature.