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Children's Scientific Curiosity: In Search of an Operational Definition of an Elusive Concept
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Jirout, Jamie; Klahr, David – Developmental Review, 2012
Although curiosity is an undeniably important aspect of children's cognitive development, a universally accepted operational definition of children's curiosity does not exist. Almost all of the research on measuring curiosity has focused on adults, and has used predominately questionnaire-type measures that are not appropriate for young children.…
Descriptors: Personality Traits, Preschool Children, Cognitive Development, Scientific Attitudes