Journal article
Does acquisition of hypothetical conditional sentences contribute to understanding the principles of scientific enquiry?
- Abstract:
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Principles of scientific investigation are often described using hypothetical “if” sentences. The current study explored whether the acquisition of such language is related to earlier understanding of scientific principles, specifically hypothesis testing and control of variables strategy. 98 children 8–9 years of age were tested individually on conditional sentence comprehension, repetition and scientific reasoning. Reasoning ability was tested with groups of children. Children who failed th...
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- Publication status:
- Published
- Peer review status:
- Peer reviewed
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- Publisher:
- Elsevier Publisher's website
- Journal:
- Cognitive Development Journal website
- Volume:
- 51
- Issue:
- July–September 2019
- Pages:
- 46-57
- Publication date:
- 2019-06-12
- Acceptance date:
- 2019-05-20
- DOI:
- ISSN:
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0885-2014
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- English
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- Pubs id:
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1019674
- Local pid:
- pubs:1019674
- Deposit date:
- 2020-04-30
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- Elsevier Inc.
- Copyright date:
- 2019
- Rights statement:
- © 2019 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved
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