DOI
https://doi.org/10.25772/YWNC-Q733
Defense Date
2020
Document Type
Dissertation
Degree Name
Doctor of Philosophy
Department
Psychology
First Advisor
Marcia Winter
Second Advisor
Zewelanji Serpell
Third Advisor
Alex Wagaman
Fourth Advisor
Yaoying Xu
Fifth Advisor
Richard Bargdill
Abstract
Intellectual humility (IH) develops throughout childhood and adolescence and is critically important for effective learning, particularly with regard to science; however, the research examining the development of IH in children is quite limited. As such, this study utilized an exploratory, mixed methods, community-engaged research design with children ages three to 10 (n = 60; Mage = 5.98; 69.6% female) and their parents/guardians recruited from a public children’s museum.. As the construct of IH is intended to describe adult cognition, I operationalized the set of components that may lead to the development of IH in preschool children as Receptive Reasoning (RR), including exploration, explanation, and revision of beliefs. Results indicate that the three components of RR are interrelated, particularly explanation and revision of beliefs, and these components differ by age, with exploration and explanation improving and belief revision decreasing. Further, these constructs are distinct from those of ego resiliency, approaches to learning, and emotion regulation. Findings indicate the complexity in measuring the components of RR in young children and highlight the importance of age in the development of RR.
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Is Part Of
VCU University Archives
Is Part Of
VCU Theses and Dissertations
Date of Submission
11-20-2020