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Kathleen E. Metz
This article describes research into the development of children's causal knowledge by analyzing changes in the content and form of the explanations they generate across the age span of three to nine years. Researchers also examine the balance and form of incremental versus fundamental changes in children coming to understand the working of gears.
Journal of Research in Science Teaching: Volume 28, Issue 9, Pages 785-797
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<a href="https://www.compadre.org/portal/items/detail.cfm?ID=2606">Metz, Kathleen E.. "Development of Explanation: Incremental and Fundamental Change in Children's Physics Knowledge." J. Res. Sci. Teaching. 28, no. 9, (January 1, 1991): 785-797.</a>
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K. Metz, , J. Res. Sci. Teaching 28 (9), 785 (1991), WWW Document, (https://doi.org/10.1002/tea.3660280906).
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K. Metz, Development of Explanation: Incremental and Fundamental Change in Children's Physics Knowledge, J. Res. Sci. Teaching 28 (9), 785 (1991), <https://doi.org/10.1002/tea.3660280906>.
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Metz, K. (1991, January 1). Development of Explanation: Incremental and Fundamental Change in Children's Physics Knowledge. J. Res. Sci. Teaching, 28(9), 785-797. Retrieved May 2, 2025, from https://doi.org/10.1002/tea.3660280906
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Metz, Kathleen E.. "Development of Explanation: Incremental and Fundamental Change in Children's Physics Knowledge." J. Res. Sci. Teaching. 28, no. 9, (January 1, 1991): 785-797, https://doi.org/10.1002/tea.3660280906 (accessed 2 May 2025).
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Metz, Kathleen E.. "Development of Explanation: Incremental and Fundamental Change in Children's Physics Knowledge." J. Res. Sci. Teaching 28.9 (1991): 785-797. 2 May 2025 <https://doi.org/10.1002/tea.3660280906>.
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Author = "Kathleen E. Metz",
Title = {Development of Explanation: Incremental and Fundamental Change in Children's Physics Knowledge},
Journal = {J. Res. Sci. Teaching},
Volume = {28},
Number = {9},
Pages = {785-797},
Month = {January},
Year = {1991}
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