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Krist, Horst – Developmental Psychology, 2010
In a series of 3 experiments modeled after infant studies, 3- to- 6-year-old children's intuitive knowledge about support was assessed. Different objects were shown either sufficiently supported or not. Children had to predict whether a block would remain standing on a platform upon release or make perceptual judgments about the possibility of a…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Young Children, Intuition, Physics

Fischer, Hans Ernst; Horstendahl, Michaela – Research in Science Education, 1997
Beneath elements of cognitive development, motivation is seen as a basic concept to describe students' learning in a physics classroom. German secondary school students regard physics as difficult to learn, very abstract, and dominated by males. Knowing about the influence of motivation on learning physics may lead to new insights in the design of…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Educational Environment, Foreign Countries, Instructional Innovation
Schick, Annette; Schwedes, Hannelore – 1999
This study investigates the influences and relationships between self-concept elements and students' activities in a normal school environment and focuses on individual self-construct. Interest has an important effect on an individual's learning process and behavior. There are three common definitions of interest: (1) interest as a characteristic…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Cognitive Psychology, Electricity, Elementary Education