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…
Dealing with evidence, Research
In a recent study, we investigated people’s ability to interpret bar graphs. What we found: Even college students find it difficult. On average, they solved less than 50% of the…