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Underlying success in open-ended investigations in science: using Qualitative Comparative Analysis to identify necessary and sufficient conditions. (2009)
Journal Article
Glaesser, J., Gott, R., Roberts, R., & Cooper, B. (2009). Underlying success in open-ended investigations in science: using Qualitative Comparative Analysis to identify necessary and sufficient conditions. Research in Science and Technological Education, 27(1), 5-30. https://doi.org/10.1080/02635140802658784

Both substantive (i.e. factual knowledge, concepts, laws and theories) and procedural knowledge (understanding and applying concepts such as reliability and validity, measurement and calibration, data collection, measurement error, the ability to int... Read More about Underlying success in open-ended investigations in science: using Qualitative Comparative Analysis to identify necessary and sufficient conditions..

Reasoning in children and adolescents. (2009)
Journal Article
Resing, W., Elliott, J., & Higgins, S. (2009). Reasoning in children and adolescents. Educational and Child Psychology, 26(3),

Can teaching about evidence encourage a creative approach in open-ended investigations? (2009)
Journal Article
Roberts, R. (2009). Can teaching about evidence encourage a creative approach in open-ended investigations?. School science review, Special Edition 90 (Creativity)(332), 31-38

Open-ended investigations give pupils the opportunity to work creatively to solve a problem. But what ideas need to be taught to enable such creativity? The empirical work reported in this case study shows that an understanding of substantive ideas i... Read More about Can teaching about evidence encourage a creative approach in open-ended investigations?.

The diagnostic utility of behavioral checklists in identifying children with ADHD and children with working memory deficits. (2009)
Journal Article
Alloway, T., Gathercole, S., Holmes, J., Place, M., Elliott, J., & Hilton, K. (2009). The diagnostic utility of behavioral checklists in identifying children with ADHD and children with working memory deficits. Child Psychiatry and Human Development, 40(3), 353-366. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10578-009-0131-3

The present study investigated whether children with ADHD and those with working memory impairments have a common behavioral profile in the classroom. Three teacher checklists were used: the Conners’ teacher rating scale (CTRS), the behavior rating i... Read More about The diagnostic utility of behavioral checklists in identifying children with ADHD and children with working memory deficits..