Neural and Cognitive Underpinnings of Counterintuitive Science and Math Reasoning in Adolescence
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DOI: 10.1162/jocn_a_01854
Abstract: Abstract Reasoning about counterintuitive concepts in science and math is thought to require suppressing naive theories, prior knowledge, or misleading perceptual cues through inhibitory control. Neuroimaging research has shown recruitment of pFC regions during counterintuitive… read more here.
Keywords: science; science math; inhibitory control; counterintuitive reasoning ... See more keywords
The effect of university research apprenticeships for high school students on Science, Math, Engineering, and Technology learning and the pursuit of Science, Math, Engineering, and Technology degrees and careers
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DOI: 10.1557/mrc.2018.92
Abstract: The goal of this study is to examine whether participation in high school research apprenticeships increases pursuit of degrees and careers in science, and to explore other apprenticeship benefits. Students who participated in a research… read more here.
Keywords: math engineering; science math; engineering technology;