Combining meaning, memory, and development, the perennially popular topic of intuition
can be approached in a new way. Fuzzy-trace theory integrates these topics by …

Research on the development of active learning and information search behaviors has been
growing rapidly, drawing interest from multiple disciplines, from developmental psychology …

In recent years, the application of computational modeling in studies on age-related
changes in decision making and learning has gained in popularity. One advantage of …

Children are active learners: they learn not only from the information people offer and the
evidence they happen to observe, but by actively seeking information. However, children's …

An examination of the cognitive tools that the mind uses to grapple with uncertainty in the
real world. How do humans navigate uncertainty, continuously making near-effortless …

Mathematics is a science which can lead to both anxiety in children and teaching difficulties
in teachers. Together, these two difficulties can increase the time spent in teaching and …

This article introduces ecological active learning, a developmental framework that focuses
on children's ability to adapt and tailor their active-learning strategies to the particular …

Many theories of human cognition postulate that people are equipped with a repertoire of
strategies to solve the tasks they face. This theoretical framework of a cognitive toolbox …

An intriguing finding in the decision-making literature is that, when people have to choose
between sure and risky options of equal expected value, they typically take more risks when …

Scientific thinking skills figure centrally in new science curriculum standards. We identify as
a broad and critical dimension of skilled scientific thinking one that has received little …