Kevin Crowley|Maureen A. Callanan|Jennifer L. Jipson|Jodi Galco|Karen Topping|Jeff Shrager
Shared scientific thinking in everyday parent?child activity
University of Pittsburgh|University of California, Santa Cruz|University of Michigan–Ann Arbor|University of Pittsburgh|University of California, Santa Cruz|Carnegie Institution for Science
abstract current accounts development scientific reasoning focus individual childrens ability coordinate collection evaluation evidence creation theories explain evidence observational study parentchild interactions childrens museum demonstrated parents shape support childrens scientific thinking everyday nonobligatory activity children engaged exhibit parents exploration evidence observed longer broader focused relevant comparisons children engaged exhibit without parents parents observed talk children select encode appropriate evidence make direct comparisons informative kinds evidence parents also sometimes assumed role explainer casting childrens experience causal terms connecting experience prior knowledge introducing abstract principles discuss findings respect two dimensions childrens scientific thinking developments evidence collection developments theory construction 2001 john wiley amp sons inc sci ed 85 712732 2001