Children's reasoning about continuous causal processes
The role of verbal and non‐verbal ability
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9616571 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Selma Dündar‐Coecke (0000-0003-2987-170X, Centre for Educational Neuroscience Department of Psychology and Human Development UCL Institute of Education University College London UK), Hadi Purwanto (0000-0001-6995-9998, corresponding author), Andrew Tolmie (0000-0002-6645-0704, Centre for Educational Neuroscience Department of Psychology and Human Development UCL Institute of Education University College London UK), Antje Schlottmann (0000-0002-3027-7700, Department of Experimental Psychology University College London UK) |
| Year | 2020 |
| Volume | 90 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 364-381 |
| Publication date | 2020-05-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | British Journal of Educational Psychology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0007-0998 • E-ISSN: 2044-8279 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/bjep.12287 |
| OpenAlex | W31091366 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 27 |
Reasoning about continuous processes is within the capacity of children from school entry, even using verbal reports, though they find it easier to address more rapid processes. Mechanism inference is uncommon, with non-verbal ability an important influence on progress. Our research is the first to highlight this key factor in children's progress towards thinking about scientific phenomena
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| Unique citing works | 2 |
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| Citations per year | 2 |
| Citation span | 2025 - 2026 (2) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |