Vaunam P Venkadasalam
Biographic Data
| ID | 5763617 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Vaunam P Venkadasalam |
| GIVEN NAMES | Vaunam P |
| FAMILY NAME | Venkadasalam |
| SIGNATURE | VENKADASALAM V P |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Toronto |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-5052-9461 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 2 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 2 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2021 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Promoting scientific understanding and conceptual change in young children using explanations and guidance
Evaluating evidence and restructuring beliefs based on anomalous evidence are fundamental aspects of scientific reasoning. These skills can be challenging for both children and adults, especially in domains where they possess inaccurate prior beliefs that can interfere with the acquisition of correct scientific information (e.g., heavier objects fall faster than light ones). Across two experiments, we examined the additive benefit of combining ex…
The Role of Alternative Theories and Anomalous Evidence in Children’s Scientific Belief Revision
Children’s naive theories include misconceptions which can interfere with science learning. This research examined the effect of pairing anomalies with alternative theories, and their order of presentation, on children’s belief revision. Children believe that heavy objects sink and light ones float. In a pre-, mid-, and post-test design, 5-year-olds (N = 96) were assigned to one of two conditions, where they were either exposed to an alternative …
Promoting scientific understanding and conceptual change in young children using explanations and guidance
Evaluating evidence and restructuring beliefs based on anomalous evidence are fundamental aspects of scientific reasoning. These skills can be challenging for both children and adults, especially in domains where they possess inaccurate prior beliefs that can interfere with the acquisition of correct scientific information (e.g., heavier objects fall faster than light ones). Across two experiments, we examined the additive benefit of combining ex…
The Role of Alternative Theories and Anomalous Evidence in Children’s Scientific Belief Revision
Children’s naive theories include misconceptions which can interfere with science learning. This research examined the effect of pairing anomalies with alternative theories, and their order of presentation, on children’s belief revision. Children believe that heavy objects sink and light ones float. In a pre-, mid-, and post-test design, 5-year-olds (N = 96) were assigned to one of two conditions, where they were either exposed to an alternative …
Promoting scientific understanding and conceptual change in young children using explanations and guidance
Evaluating evidence and restructuring beliefs based on anomalous evidence are fundamental aspects of scientific reasoning. These skills can be challenging for both children and adults, especially in domains where they possess inaccurate prior beliefs that can interfere with the acquisition of correct scientific information (e.g., heavier objects fall faster than light ones). Across two experiments, we examined the additive benefit of combining ex…
Child and Animal Learning Development (2 works) · Developmental psychology (2 works) · Educational Strategies and Epistemologies (2 works) · Psychology (2 works) · Alternative hypothesis (1 work) · Cognitive psychology (1 work) · Concept learning (1 work) · Conceptual change (1 work) · Education and Critical Thinking Development (1 work) · Mathematics education (1 work)