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…
Dealing with evidence, Research
Contingency tables are widely used to show the relation between two dichotomous variables. Which strategies do people use when they interpret contingency tables? Our recent study discovered a new strategy. Find…
Research, Social cognition, Theory of Mind
Friendships are important in life. In a recent study in elementary school, we found that children’s feelings of loneliness are related to some, but not all aspects of their social…
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…
Research, Scientific reasoning
Which cognitive abilities are associated with scientific reasoning in elementary school? Our study with 402 second-, third-, and fourth-graders showed that scientific-reasoning skills are associated with inhibition, intelligence, language skills,…
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…
Koerber, S., & Osterhaus, C. (2020). Some but not all aspects of (advanced) Theory of Mind predict loneliness. British Journal of Developmental Psychology, 38, 144–148. doi:10.1111/bjdp.12302 Children’s (advanced) theory of mind (AToM) has been…
Osterhaus, C., Putnick, D. L., Kristen-Antonow, S., Kloo, D., Bornstein, M. H., & Sodian, B. (2020). Theory of Mind and diverse intelligences in 4-year-olds: Modeling associations of false beliefs with children’s…
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…
Osterhaus, C., Magee, J., Saffran, A., & Alibali, M. W. (2019). Supporting successful interpretations of covariation data: Beneficial effects of variable symmetry and problem context. Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology, 72, 994–1004. doi:10.1177/1747021818775909…