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ERIC Number: EJ448035
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1992
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ISSN: ISSN-0022-0663
Students' Conceptions of Controversial Knowledge.
Nicholls, John G.; Nelson, J. Ron
Journal of Educational Psychology, v84 n2 p224-30 Jun 1992
Five boys and five girls each in grades one through six (n=60 students) asked controversial questions in interviews, recognized the lack of social consensus on the controversial topics and made subtle distinctions between controversial and noncontroversial topics. Implications for discussion of controversial issues in the classroom are discussed. (SLD)
Descriptors: Age Differences, Child Development, Concept Formation, Controversial Issues (Course Content), Elementary Education, Elementary School Students, Health Care Costs, Intermediate Grades, Interviews, Knowledge Level, Resource Allocation, Social Cognition, Space Exploration, Student Attitudes, Teaching Methods
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Consensus; Controversial Topics