Scientific reasoning in elementary school age. The ability to test hypotheses and evaluate evidence about the causes of achievement outcomes;Wissenschaftliches Denken im Grundschulalter. Die Fähigkeit zur Hypothesenprüfung und Evidenzevaluation im Kontext der Attribution von Leistungsergebnissen

Zeitschrift fur Entwicklungspsychologie und Padagogische Psychologie

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 67-77

  Schrempp, Inge ^a   Sodian, Beate ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Attribution; Metaconceptual understanding; Scientific reasoning

Indexed keywords

EID: 0033464210     PISSN: 00498637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1026//0049-8637.31.2.67     Document Type: Article

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