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Direct linkDejonckheere, Peter J. N.; Van De Keere, Kristof; Mestdagh, Nele – Journal of Educational Research, 2009
Using two experiments, the authors examined the extent to which the scientific thinking circle can be used as heuristics to support scientific thinking in a classroom of children between the ages of 3 and 9 years old. To do this, the authors asked the children to build a bridge, raft, or electrical circuit using the material available to them.…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Thinking Skills, Preschool Children, Primary Education
Barrett, Tracy M.; Davis, Evan F.; Needham, Amy – Developmental Psychology, 2007
These experiments explored the role of prior experience in 12- to 18-month-old infants' tool-directed actions. In Experiment 1, infants' use of a familiar tool (spoon) to accomplish a novel task (turning on lights inside a box) was examined. Infants tended to grasp the spoon by its handle even when doing so made solving the task impossible (the…
Descriptors: Experiments, Infant Behavior, Infants, Motor Development
