Adolescents' understanding of observation, prediction, and hypothesis in everyday and educational contexts.
A study was conducted to examine adolescents' understanding of the science-related categories of “observation,” “prediction,” and “hypothesis” in everyday and educational contexts. Subjects were 688 adolescents aged between 11 and 17 years, who were tested using the Test of Hypothetico-Deductive Re...
| Publicado en: | Journal of Genetic Psychology Vol. 160; no. 2; pp. 125 - 142 |
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Taylor & Francis Ltd
June 1999
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