Training the Scientific Thinking Circle in Pre- and Primary School Children

Journal of Educational Research

Volumn 103, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 1-16

  Dejonckheere, Peter ^a,b   Van De Keere, Kristof ^a   Mestdagh, Nele ^a  

^a University College of Katho   (Belgium)

^b Katho PHO ^*  (Belgium)

Author keywords

Physical reasoning; Scientific thinking; Self regulation

Indexed keywords

EID: 70449347076     PISSN: 00220671     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00220670903228595     Document Type: Article

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