Publication Date
| In 2024 | 0 |
| Since 2023 | 0 |
| Since 2020 (last 5 years) | 1 |
| Since 2015 (last 10 years) | 1 |
| Since 2005 (last 20 years) | 2 |
Descriptor
Source
| Cognition and Instruction | 2 |
Author
| Capraro, Mary Margaret | 1 |
| Capraro, Robert M. | 1 |
| Ding, Meixia | 1 |
| Levin, Daniel M. | 1 |
| Li, Xiaobao | 1 |
| Tang, Xiaowei | 1 |
| Yang, Liu | 1 |
Publication Type
| Journal Articles | 2 |
| Reports - Research | 2 |
Education Level
| Elementary Education | 2 |
| Grade 1 | 2 |
| Grade 3 | 2 |
| Early Childhood Education | 1 |
| Grade 2 | 1 |
| Primary Education | 1 |
Audience
Location
| China | 2 |
| United States | 2 |
| Greece | 1 |
Laws, Policies, & Programs
Assessments and Surveys
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
Peer reviewed
Direct linkTang, Xiaowei; Yang, Liu; Levin, Daniel M. – Cognition and Instruction, 2020
In this study, we explore how cross-linguistic differences can contribute to children's scientific thinking. We compared first and third grade Chinese students' pre-instructional ideas of the earth expressed in clinical interviews with that of their English-speaking and Greek-speaking counterparts (as recorded in the literature). Inspired by a…
Descriptors: Thinking Skills, Science Education, Comparative Analysis, Contrastive Linguistics
Li, Xiaobao; Ding, Meixia; Capraro, Mary Margaret; Capraro, Robert M. – Cognition and Instruction, 2008
This study reports findings from comparative samples of sixth-grade Chinese and U.S. students' interpretations of the equal sign. Ninety-eight percent of the Chinese sample correctly answered 4 items indicating conceptions of equality and provided conceptually accurate explanations. In contrast, only 28% of the U.S. sample performed at this level.…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Comparative Analysis, Symbols (Mathematics), Grade 6
