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Peer reviewedKuhn, Deanna – Psychological Review, 1989
Examining the metaphor of the child, or lay adult, as an intuitive scientist results in a theory of the development of scientific thinking centering on progressive differentiation and the coordination of theory and evidence. This metacognitive and strategic development requires thinking about theories and evidence. (SLD)
Descriptors: Adults, Child Development, Children, Creative Thinking
