Formation of Some Concepts of Natural Sciences During Primary Education

摘要

Within the literature on psychology and didactics of natural science, a great importance is given to the concepts and process of their formation. Concept is a notion, a general idea which is elaborated by analysis and synthesis, abstractization and generalization. In our country, the concepts of natural sciences are formed and developed within many lessons, during a single or several school years, within the frame of “Mathematics and environment exploration” (1st and 2nd grade) and “Natural Sciences” (3rd and 4th grade). The example presented in this paper, regarding to the formation and development of “plant”, “animal” concepts, emphasize the importance of selecting and using certain didactic materials and methods, depending on the concrete or abstract character of the concept.