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ERIC Number: EJ593852
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1999
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0926-7220
On the Explanation of Change in Science and Cognition.
Gilbert, John K.
Science and Education, v8 n5 p543-57 Sep 1999
Discusses the nature of explanations and the nature of models and the relationship between them. Reviews the explanatory value of major models of change in science. Models the characteristics of everyday thinking and the effect of attempts to change that thinking on scientific thinking. (Author/CCM)
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Cognitive Mapping, Learning Modalities, Models, Science Education, Scientific Concepts
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Explanations
Note: Special issue: Children's Theories and Scientific Theories.