Construct · 1 fields · 1 citations

control of variables strategy: a standalone construct

One name. One construct. A landmark on the map.

● anchor · a standalone construct Nearest construct by meaning·not indexed

A single standalone construct; nearby constructs are located against it in the Collider. Tap a field for its definition, unit, and measures.

Science education

the reasoning skill of designing unconfounded experiments by changing one variable at a time and drawing valid inferences from them.

In science education, control of variables strategy refers to the reasoning skill of designing unconfounded experiments by changing one variable at a time and drawing valid inferences from them. This meaning comes from Chen (1999) in Child Development.[1]

Unit
Recovery means
Measured by

Run it through the Collider, or take the citations with you.

See how control of variables strategy sits against neighbouring constructs in the Collider, or export every reference on this page in one click.

Open in Collider Export BibTeX Report this entry

Nearby constructs

control4 fields · 5 citationsjingle · one word, four constructs development1 fields · 2 citationsanchor · a standalone construct reasoning6 fields · 17 citationsjingle · one name, six constructs

References

Chen, Z., & Klahr, D. (1999). All Other Things Being Equal: Acquisition and Transfer of the Control of Variables Strategy. Child Development, 70(5), 1098-1120. https://doi.org/10.1111/1467-8624.00081

Cited on this page?

Confirm your construct, or correct us.

If your work is cited behind one of these entries, you know better than we do whether we captured the meaning right. Confirm it, suggest an edit, or dispute it, and your name goes on the entry as an author who has checked it, linked to your ORCID.

Claim your construct