Editorial: The Emergence and Development of Scientific Thinking During the Early Years: Basic Processes and Supportive Contexts

Christopher Osterhaus; Amanda C Brandone; Stella Vosniadou; Ageliki Nicolopoulou

doi:10.3389/fpsyg.2021.629384

Editorial: The Emergence and Development of Scientific Thinking During the Early Years: Basic Processes and Supportive Contexts

Front Psychol. 2021 Feb 19:12:629384. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2021.629384. eCollection 2021.

Authors

Christopher Osterhaus¹, Amanda C Brandone², Stella Vosniadou³, Ageliki Nicolopoulou²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Psychology, Ludwig Maximillian University of Munich, Munich, Germany.
² Department of Psychology, Lehigh University, Bethlehem, PA, United States.
³ College of Education, Psychology and Social Work, Flinders University, Adelaide, SA, Australia.

No abstract available

Keywords: conceptual change; domain-general; domain-specific; inquiry-based learning; parent-child interaction; science concepts; science education; scientific reasoning.

Publication types

Editorial