Self-regulation has been intensely studied across developmental science disciplines in
virtue of its significance to understanding and fostering adaptive functioning throughout life …

Curious information-seeking is known to be a key driver for learning, but characterizing this
important psychological phenomenon remains a challenge. In this article, we argue that …

Most often understood as the generation of novel and useful ideas and their implementation,
research on creativity and innovation has mushroomed in recent years. Although these …

Ian Normile begins this study from the premise that critical thinking is often conceptualized
and practiced in problematically narrow and instrumentalized ways. Following Ronald …

Infants as young as 14 months can track cross-situational statistics between sets of words
and objects to acquire word–referent map**s. However, in naturalistic word learning …

Young children's innate curiosity and disposition for exploration makes them naturally
inclined to engage in STEM and meaningful STEM learning experiences can positively …

The purpose of this study was twofold: First, to document how students react to various
natural and physical phenomena, and second, whether observation of these phenomena …

This study explored whether, and how, preservice elementary teachers' scientific curiosity
related to their confidence for science teaching. A group of 29 preservice, elementary …

The COVID-19 pandemic worldwide has had significant repercussions for early childhood
education. In this article, we begin by discussing the impact of a world health pandemic on …

This chapter will discuss the theory and practice of creative engagement from within positive
school psychology. It will explore the interconnections and disparities between art therapy …