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Lawson, Anton E. – Journal of Elementary Science Education, 2008
Children personally construct explanations of natural phenomena, some of which differ from currently accepted scientific explanations. The replacement of personal explanations with scientific explanations, as well as the development of concrete, formal, and post-formal reasoning patterns, requires self-regulation in which alternative explanations…
Descriptors: Children, Cognitive Structures, Active Learning, Inquiry