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Décamp, N.; Viennot, L. – International Journal of Science Education, 2015
This research documents the impact of a teaching interview aimed at developing a critical attitude in students, and focused on a particular topic: radiocarbon dating. This teaching interview is designed to observe students' reaction to limited written explanations of the phenomenon under study, and their possible frustration or intellectual…
Descriptors: Interviews, Critical Thinking, Student Attitudes, Science Instruction
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Rozier, S.; Viennot, L. – International Journal of Science Education, 1991
Described are how students (n=2,000) reduce the complexity of multivariable problems. Tendencies toward "functional reduction" in common reasoning are shown to range from a simple reduction in the number of variables considered, to a more elaborate procedure where all variables are taken into account, but in a simplified way involving…
Descriptors: Abstract Reasoning, Cognitive Development, Foreign Countries, Higher Education