Research Question 1: Does shared reading in early childhood programmes predict children’s language and literacy development?

Research Question 2: What are early childhood teachers attitudes towards STEM education?

(a) Examine the paradigm you hold and the specific research method you have chosen to answer the research question. Explain why your choice of paradigm and method will best answer the research question.

(b) Locate and examine TWO (2) articles that are relevant to the research question. Create a short annotated bibliography for each article that includes the following: the sample size, research setting, participants, methods (data collection and analysis), key findings, and how the results might be relevant to the Singapore context. (15 marks)

(c) Describe how you might use TWO (2) data collection techniques to answer the research question. Explain the strengths and limitations of the techniques.

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