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Emergent Theories: Towards Signs of Early Science.

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Watts, Mike – Early Child Development and Care, 1997

Examines science education in the United Kingdom for young children with special needs in science, and the theoretical underpinnings to children's early scientific experiences. Discusses methods of identifying young children with scientific aptitude. Examines use of children's early descriptions and explanations as emergent theorizing and use of…

Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Evaluation, Foreign Countries, Gifted

Piagetian and Post-Piagetian Conceptions of Development and Their Implications for Science Education in Early Childhood.

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Inagaki, Kayoko – Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 1992

Discusses the differences between Piagetian and post-Piagetian conceptions of intellectual development and the implications of these differences for science education in early childhood. (GLR)

Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Developmental Psychology, Early Childhood Education, Intellectual Development