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Let's do science! A randomized-control trial targeting language to boost science engagement
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2019
unpublished
Subtle features of common language can imply to young children that scientists are a special and distinct kind of person—interfering with the development of children's own engagement with science. We conducted a large randomized-control trial (involving 45 pre-kindergarten schools, 130 teachers, and over 1,100 children from diverse backgrounds) to test if targeting subtle properties of language can increase science engagement in children's daily lives. Despite strong tendencies to describe
doi:10.31234/osf.io/w3tjg
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