Christopher Osterhaus

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    • Dealing with evidence
    • Social cognition
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Scientific reasoning

costerhaus September 25, 2019

Find out more about my research on scientific reasoning

  • Measuring scientific reasoning in elementary schoolJuni 21, 2020
    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 inventoryJuni 21, 2020
    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…
  • A model of scientific reasoningJuni 21, 2020
    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,…
  • Measuring experimentation skills in elementary schoolJuni 21, 2020
    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…

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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