Young children’s impressionable use of teleology: the influence of question wording and questioned topic on teleological explanations for natural phenomena

There is a significant body of research on children's preconceptions concerning scientific concepts and the impact this has upon their science education. One active issue concerns the extent to which young children's explanations for the existence of natural kinds rely on a teleological ra...

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Main Authors: Halls, Jonathan, Ainsworth, Shaaron E., Oliver, Mary
Format: Article
Published: Taylor and Francis 2018
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Online Access:https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/50357/