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ERIC Number: EJ380817
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1988
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Knowledge of Air: A Study of Children Aged between 6 and 8 Years.
Borghi, L.; And Others
International Journal of Science Education, v10 n2 p179-88 Apr-Jun 1988
Examines whether participation in physical experiments together with social interaction with adults and school-mates favor the development of causal knowledge and the understanding of a complex physical subject. Concludes that the treatments can lead students to give up pre-causal explanations and to resort to physical ones. (Author/YP)
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Cognitive Structures, Elementary School Science, Experiential Learning, Intellectual Development, Interviews, Physical Sciences, Piagetian Theory, Primary Education, Science Activities, Science Instruction, Science Programs, Scientific Concepts
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Air; Causal Reasoning