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Sixth-Grade Students' Epistemologies of Science: The Impact of School Science Experiences on Epistemological Development.
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Smith, Carol L.; Maclin, Deborah; Houghton, Carolyn; Hennessey, M. Gertrude – Cognition and Instruction, 2000
Assessed the impact of elementary science experiences on the development of sixth-graders' epistemological views. Found that, compared to students in a traditional science classroom, those in a constructivist classroom developed an epistemological stance toward science that focused on the central role of ideas in the knowledge acquisition process.…
Descriptors: Attitude Change, Cognitive Development, Cognitive Processes, Cognitive Structures