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Peer reviewedLeach, John – International Journal of Science Education, 1999
Describes a study of the ways in which 9- to 16-year-old students attempted logical problems related to coordinating theory and evidence when the theories in question are scientific. Finds that most students made some reference to evidence in selecting and using their explanations, although most students also seemed capable of holding theory and…
Descriptors: Cognitive Ability, Cognitive Structures, Elementary Secondary Education, Epistemology
