Preliminary cross-sectional data suggest curiosity may be unaffected by age or schooling in early childhood¶
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Evidence · 1 study · associationalr?·q2
Currency · newest study 2011 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person · overdue for a recheck since 2016: baselines and conditions change
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q2 i? Preliminary cross-sectional analyses of preschool through first-grade children suggest curiosity may be unaffected by age or schooling. → Jirout 2011
Evidence¶
Jirout 2011¶
Jirout, J. & Klahr, D. (2011). Children's scientific curiosity: In search of an operational definition of an elusive concept. Developmental Review (in press, draft). https://www.sciencedirect.com/journal/developmental-review
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The authors' preliminary cross-sectional data on curiosity in pre-school through first grade children, offered against the common belief that innate curiosity dissipates with age and schooling; the authors label the data preliminary.
"In fact, we present some preliminary data below suggesting that curiosity may be unaffected by age or schooling."
Discussion¶
Related Claims¶
- Higher-quality home environments are associated with higher parent-reported curiosity at kindergarten — related
- No universally accepted operational definition of children's curiosity exists, and operational measures vary widely across studies — related
- Children's cognitive flexibility improved on average from preschool to first grade — related
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Preliminary cross-sectional data suggest curiosity may be unaffected by age or schooling in early childhood |
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Preliminary cross-sectional data suggest curiosity may be unaffected by age or schooling in early childhood |
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