Attitudes towards science: A review of the literature and its implications
J Osborne, S Simon, S Collins - International journal of science …, 2003 - Taylor & Francis
This article offers a review of the major literature about attitudes to science and its
implications over the past 20 years. It argues that the continuing decline in numbers …
implications over the past 20 years. It argues that the continuing decline in numbers …
Metacognition matters in many ways
D Kuhn - Educational Psychologist, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
The construct of metacognition appears in an ever increasing number and range of contexts
in educational, developmental, and cognitive psychology. Can it retain its status as a useful …
in educational, developmental, and cognitive psychology. Can it retain its status as a useful …
Dapie: Interactive step-by-step explanatory dialogues to answer children's why and how questions
Children acquire an understanding of the world by asking “why” and “how” questions.
Conversational agents (CAs) like smart speakers or voice assistants can be promising …
Conversational agents (CAs) like smart speakers or voice assistants can be promising …
Data-driven market effectiveness: The role of a sustained customer analytics capability in business operations
This study's objective is to investigate how a business can achieve data-driven market
effectiveness through the sustained application of a customer analytics capability to its …
effectiveness through the sustained application of a customer analytics capability to its …
Learning about germs in a global pandemic: Children's knowledge and avoidance of contagious illness before and after COVID-19
L Leotti, N Pochinki, D Reis, E Bonawitz, V LoBue - Cognitive Development, 2021 - Elsevier
The present research investigates how a global pandemic may be affecting children's
understanding of contagion. In Study 1, 130 parents (85.4% White, 6.9% Hispanic, 3.8 …
understanding of contagion. In Study 1, 130 parents (85.4% White, 6.9% Hispanic, 3.8 …
Inhibiting intuition: Scaffolding children's theory construction about species evolution in the face of competing explanations
Acquiring the counterintuitive logic of how the mechanism of natural selection (NS) leads to
the evolution of new species (speciation) represents a paradigm case of conceptual change …
the evolution of new species (speciation) represents a paradigm case of conceptual change …
[HTML][HTML] Mind the gap: How incomplete explanations influence children's interest and learning behaviors
Children rely on others' explanations to learn scientific concepts, yet sometimes the
explanations they receive are incomplete. Three studies explore how receiving incomplete …
explanations they receive are incomplete. Three studies explore how receiving incomplete …
“Why do dogs pant?”: Characteristics of parental explanations about science predict children's knowledge
CM Mills, JH Danovitch, VN Mugambi… - Child …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Using a new method for examining parental explanations in a laboratory setting, the
prompted explanation task, this study examines how characteristics of parental explanations …
prompted explanation task, this study examines how characteristics of parental explanations …
How do young children explain differences in the classroom? Implications for achievement, motivation, and educational equity
Classroom settings bring to light many differences between children—differences that
children notice and attempt to explain. Here, we advance theory on the psychological …
children notice and attempt to explain. Here, we advance theory on the psychological …
[HTML][HTML] Teaching natural selection in early elementary classrooms: can a storybook intervention reduce teleological misunderstandings?
Background Despite the importance of understanding the mechanism of natural selection for
both academic success and everyday decision-making, this concept is one of the most …
both academic success and everyday decision-making, this concept is one of the most …