Constructing science connecting causal reasoning to scientific thinking in young children / Deena Skolnick Weisberg and David M. Sobel.

Author/creator Weisberg, Deena Skolnick
Other author Sobel, David M.
Format Electronic
Publication InfoCambridge, Massachusetts : The MIT Press, [2022]
Descriptionxi, 374 pages ; 23 cm
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Subjects

Contents How do we develop the capacity to think scientifically? -- The evolution of rational constructivism -- Beyond rational constructivism -- Variables relating causal reasoning to scientific thinking -- The new blicket detector task -- Contextualization in causal reasoning and scientific thinking -- Causal reasoning and the development of metacognitive thinking : cross-sectional and longitudinal investigations -- Children's definitions of "science" -- Children's definitions of "learning" and "teaching" -- Children's definitions of "pretending" -- What does it mean to engage in scientific thinking?
Abstract "A novel attempt to explain why teens and adults often struggle with scientific explanation even thought young children clearly possess impressive causal reasoning skills"-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
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Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2021045987
ISBN9780262044684 (paperback)

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