Embedding Scientific Explanations Into Storybooks Impacts Children’s Scientific Discourse and Learning
Children’s understanding of unobservable scientific entities largely depends on testimony from others, especially through parental explanations that highlight the mechanism underlying a scientific entity. Mechanistic explanations are particularly helpful in promoting children’s conceptual understand...
Main Authors: | Kathryn A. Leech, Amanda S. Haber, Youmna Jalkh, Kathleen H. Corriveau |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2020-06-01
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Series: | Frontiers in Psychology |
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Online Access: | https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fpsyg.2020.01016/full |
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