Scientific reasoning in early and middle childhood: The development of domain-general evidence evaluation, experimentation, and hypothesis generation skills

British Journal of Developmental Psychology

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 153-179

  Piekny, Jeanette ^a   Maehler, Claudia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HILDESHEIM   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGE; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CONCEPT FORMATION; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; SCIENCE; THEORY OF MIND; THINKING;

ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CONCEPT FORMATION; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; SCIENCE; THEORY OF MIND; THINKING;

EID: 84877680302     PISSN: 0261510X     EISSN: 2044835X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.2044-835X.2012.02082.x     Document Type: Article

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