A Mind with a Mind of Its Own: How Complexity Theory Can Inform Early Science Pedagogy
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DOI: 10.1007/s10648-019-09472-6
Abstract: In the current paper, we develop an approach to early science pedagogy that is based on insights about how complex adaptive systems function. Complexity approaches have an important advantage over traditional information-processing approaches: They anticipate… read more here.
Keywords: science; science pedagogy; mind; early science ... See more keywords
Children as mediators of their own cognitive development: The case of learning science in kindergarten and first grade
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DOI: 10.1080/15248372.2018.1470975
Abstract: ABSTRACT As the United States experiences greater income inequality, more and more students experience an early science achievement gap. This study tested several competing theoretical models of early science achievement with a longitudinal sample of… read more here.
Keywords: children mediators; science; working memory; science achievement ... See more keywords