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 Info | Cambridge, Massachusetts : The MIT Press, [2022] |
| Description | xi, 374 pages ; 23 cm |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from MIT Press Direct to Open Backfile STEAM Monographs D2O |
| 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 note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2021045987 |
| ISBN | 9780262044684 (paperback) |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |