Some Conspicuous Faults That Children Have with Scientific Problem Solving

question 9

Multiple Choice

Some conspicuous faults that children have with scientific problem solving include all of the following EXCEPT

• A) they often devise experiments in which variables are confounded.
• B) they often use automatic processes, instead of encoding processes.
• C) they often reach conclusions prematurely, basing them on too little evidence.
• D) they often have difficulty integrating theory and data.

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Definitions:

Software Program

A collection of instructions that enable a computer to perform specific tasks or operations; also referred to as software applications or simply software.

Explanatory Variables

Independent variables in a statistical model that account for changes in the dependent variable.

Correlation

A numerical index showing how much two or more variables move in correlation with each other.

Regression Model

A statistical technique used to estimate the relationships among variables, often used to predict a dependent variable based on one or more independent variables.