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Re: "studies have shown..."
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Charles Carlson <[log in to unmask]>
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Hi Alissa,

Entering the words: When do children develop positive attitudes towards science into a google query results in about 26 million hits and the first 10 look pretty good.
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On Mar 21, 2013, at 12:02 PM, "Daniels, Alissa" <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

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> one of those things that is often quoted is the many studies that have shown that kids have developed their attitudes about science by kindergarten (or 3rd grade. or 6th....depending on the study).  I've heard and read this in many reputable places, but have been completely unable to put my hands on any actual study.  is this one of those apocryphal statistics, or has someone actually done this?  if anyone out there can point me to a resource, I'd love to hear about it.
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> many thanks.
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