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| 100 | 1 | _aEngel, Susan L | |
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_aThe Hungry Mind: _bthe Origins of Curiosity in Childhood |
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_aLondon _bHarvard University Press _c2015 |
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| 300 | _a220p. | ||
| 504 | _aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 195 -206) and index. | ||
| 520 | _aDespite American education’s recent mania for standardized tests, testing misses what really matters about learning: the desire to learn in the first place. Curiosity is vital, but it remains a surprisingly understudied characteristic. The Hungry Mind is a deeply researched, highly readable exploration of what curiosity is, how it can be measured, how it develops in childhood, and how it can be fostered in school. | ||
| 650 | 0 | _aCuriosity in children | |
| 690 | _aGeneral | ||
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