How essentialist reasoning about language acquisition relates to educational myths and policy endorsements

Abstract How people conceptualize learning is related to real-world educational consequences across many domains of education. Despite its centrality to the educational system, we know little about how the public reasons about language acquisition, and the potential consequences for their thinking a...

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Main Authors: Xin Sun, Shaylene E. Nancekivell, Priti Shah, Susan A. Gelman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2023-05-01
Series:Cognitive Research
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s41235-023-00481-2