Christopher Osterhaus

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Schlagwort: Measurement

Measuring scientific reasoning in elementary school

Measuring scientific reasoning in elementary school

Research, Scientific reasoning

Find out about our new instrument to measure scientific reasoning in elementary school. The full instrument consists of 21 questions and it takes about 90 minutes to administer it. There…

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Scientific reasoning in kindergarten: A comprehensive inventory

Scientific reasoning in kindergarten: A comprehensive inventory

Research, Scientific reasoning

Already 6-year-olds show basic abilities in scientific reasoning! Our recent study also reveals substantial individual differences in kindergarten: While some children are very skilful in scientific reasoning, others still find…

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Measuring experimentation skills in elementary school

Measuring experimentation skills in elementary school

Research, Scientific reasoning

Understanding the principles of experimentation is a crucial aspect of scientific reasoning. To measure children’s experimentation skills, we developed an instrument that assesses their understanding of experimental designs. Download a…

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Measuring emerging scientific-reasoning skills

Measuring emerging scientific-reasoning skills

Publications

Osterhaus, C., Koerber, S., & Sodian, B. (2020). The Science-P Reasoning Inventory (SPR-I): Measuring emerging scientific-reasoning skills in primary school. International Journal of Science Education.doi:10.1080/09500693.2020.1748251 [Supplementary materials] Scientific reasoning is a crucial…

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About

Christopher Osterhaus is a postdoctoral research associate in psychology at the Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München.

My research explores how children come to understand complex social situations and how they acquire scientific reasoning skills.

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