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Direct linkSandoval, William A.; Cam, Aylin – Science Education, 2011
This study investigated children's judgments of the epistemic status of justifications for causal claims. Twenty-six children (14 boys, 12 girls) between the ages of 8 and 10 were asked to help two story characters choose the "best reason" for believing a claim. The reasons included appeals to an authority, to a plausible causal mechanism, or to…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Credibility, Cognitive Processes, Decision Making
