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A Study Regarding the Representation of the Sun in Young Children’s Spontaneous Drawings

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  • José Domingo Villarroel

    (Faculty of Education Bilbao, University of the Basque Country, UPV/EHU, Barrio Sarriena, s/n, Leioa 48940, Bizkaia, Spain)

  • Xabier Villanueva

    (Faculty of Education Bilbao, University of the Basque Country, UPV/EHU, Barrio Sarriena, s/n, Leioa 48940, Bizkaia, Spain)

Abstract

Drawing has historically been the preeminent way of portraying the observations of the sun. The study of the early stages of the development of astronomical thought and the examination of human graphic expression indicate this. With that in mind, it is interesting to note that young children very frequently draw the sun in their spontaneous depictions and, also, that there are preliminary indications that this fact might be related to their conceptual development. This study examines 279 pictures that children aged 4 to 8 spontaneously depicted, paying particular attention to their solar representations and the relationship that they have with other pictorial elements. The data is also related to children’s understanding of the inanimate nature of the sun. The results lend weight to the assumption that children do not draw the sun without intent and allow for adding fresh data to the growing body of research showing the importance of considering young children’s graphical expression when it comes to gaining insight into their understanding regarding natural phenomena.

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  • José Domingo Villarroel & Xabier Villanueva, 2017. "A Study Regarding the Representation of the Sun in Young Children’s Spontaneous Drawings," Social Sciences, MDPI, vol. 6(3), pages 1-11, August.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jscscx:v:6:y:2017:i:3:p:95-:d:109297
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    1. Jay M. Pasachoff & Roberta J. M. Olson, 2014. "Astronomy: Art of the eclipse," Nature, Nature, vol. 508(7496), pages 314-315, April.
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    1. José Domingo Villarroel & Alvaro Antón & Daniel Zuazagoitia & Teresa Nuño, 2018. "A Study on the Spontaneous Representation of Animals in Young Children’s Drawings of Plant Life," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 10(4), pages 1-11, March.
    2. Jon Ander Garibi & Alvaro Antón & José Domingo Villarroel, 2021. "Information about Human Evolution: An Analysis of News Published in Communication Media in Spanish between 2015 and 2017," Publications, MDPI, vol. 9(3), pages 1-10, July.
    3. Xabier Villanueva & José Domingo Villarroel & Alvaro Antón, 2018. "Environmental Awareness and Its Relationship with the Concept of the Living Being: A Longitudinal Study," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 10(7), pages 1-10, July.
    4. Ilargi Zaballa & Maria Merino & José Domingo Villarroel, 2021. "Children’s Pictorial Expression of Plant Life and Its Connection with School-Based Greenness," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 13(9), pages 1-13, April.
    5. Mehmet Mart & Ahmet Simsar & Gulden Uyanik, 2022. "The Playground Perception of Syrian Refugee Children," Child Indicators Research, Springer;The International Society of Child Indicators (ISCI), vol. 15(1), pages 349-372, February.

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