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ERIC Number: EJ452257
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1992
Pages: N/A
Abstractor: N/A
Reference Count: 0
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0141-1926
Children's Language and Assessing Their Skill in Formulating Testable Hypotheses.
Swatton, Peter
British Educational Research Journal, v18 n1 p73-85 1992
Examines children's ability to formulate testable hypotheses, both from a theoretical viewpoint and from results of a British study of responses to an assessment instrument. Addresses implications for science education and difficulties in judging whether a child has demonstrated the skill. Concludes that evidence presented by teachers about student performance is the most important. (DK)
Descriptors: Academic Ability, Elementary Education, Foreign Countries, Hypothesis Testing, Science Instruction, Scientific Methodology, Skill Development, Student Development, Student Evaluation, Teacher Role, Theory Practice Relationship, Thinking Skills
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: N/A
Audience: Teachers; Researchers; Practitioners
Language: English
Sponsor: N/A
Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers: Great Britain; Hypothesis Formulation