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How is existing knowledge reconciled with new information in the mind of a young child, as compared to that of a more sophisticated thinker? Development of Scientific Thinking Skills explores a new framework for the conceptualization of changes in the strategies of inductive reasoning from middle childhood to adulthood.

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Author:   Harry Beilin (City University of New York Graduate School, New York, U.S.A.) ,  Deanna Kuhn (Teachers College, Columbia University, New York, U.S.A.) ,  Eric Amsel (Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut, U.S.A.) ,  Michael O'Loughlin (Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, Ohio, U.S.A.)
Publisher:   Elsevier Science Publishing Co Inc
Imprint:   Academic Press Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.90cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.610kg
ISBN:  

9780124284302

ISBN 10:   0124284302
Pages:   249
Publication Date:   01 March 1988
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Out of Print
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

D. Kuhn, Introduction. The Development of Scientific Thinking. Related Work. D. Kuhn and E. Amsel with the assistance of L. Schauble, The Evaluation of Evidence. The Interpretation of Covariation and Noncovariation Evidence. The Influence of Theory on Evaluation of Evidence. The Reconstruction of Theory and Evidence. D. Kuhn and M. O'Loughlin with the assistance of W. Yotive, The Coordination of Theory and Evidence. Replication: The Evaluation of Evidence. The Interpretation of Insufficient and Mixed Evidence. The Coordination of Evidence with Multiple Theories. The Generation of Evidence to Evaluate Theories. The Development of Skills in Coordinating Theory and Evidence. D. Kuhn and B. Leadbeater, The Connection of Theory and Evidence. The Interpretation of Divergent Evidence. D. Kuhn, Conclusion. Summary and Conclusions. References. Index.

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The Development of Scientific Thinking Skills...is a comprehensive examination of the development of children's scientific thinking skills that is convincing in its breadth, creativity, and thoroughness. --Harvard Educational Review

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