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Koerber, Susanne; Mayer, Daniela; Osterhaus, Christopher; Schwippert, Knut; Sodian, Beate – Child Development, 2015
The development of scientific thinking was assessed in 1,581 second, third, and fourth graders (8-, 9-, 10-year-olds) based on a conceptual model that posits developmental progression from naïve to more advanced conceptions. Using a 66-item scale, five components of scientific thinking were addressed, including experimental design, data…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Thinking Skills, Parent Background, Educational Attainment
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Grammer, Jennie; Coffman, Jennifer L.; Ornstein, Peter – Child Development, 2013
Building on longitudinal findings of linkages between aspects of teachers' language during instruction and children's use of mnemonic strategies, this investigation was designed to examine experimentally the impact of instruction on memory development. First and second graders ("N" = 54, "M"[subscript age] = 7 years)…
Descriptors: Longitudinal Studies, Mnemonics, Memory, Pretests Posttests