Attitudes of Young Scientists

Attitudes of Young Scientists
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By R. Martin|C. Sexton|T. Franklin|J. Gerlovich|D. McElroy
Pearson Allyn Bacon Prentice Hall

As young scientists, children have different attitudes toward science. The table below lists and describes children's emotional and intellectual attitudes for science.

Emotional Intellectual

From children’s natural curiosity for learning and acquiring new experiences, we can encourage them to develop

  • more curiosity
  • perseverance
  • a positive approach to failure
  • open-mindedness
  • cooperation with others

From children’s positive learning experiences, we can encourage them to develop

  • a desire for reliable sources of information
  • skepticism; a desire to be shown or to have alternative points of view proven
  • avoidance of broad generalizations when evidence is limited
  • tolerance for other opinions, explanations, or points of view
  • willingness to withhold judgment until all evidence or information is found or examined
  • refusal to believe in superstitions or to accept claims without proof
  • openness to changing their minds when evidence for change is given and openness to questions about their own ideas

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