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ERIC Number: EJ593853
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1999
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0926-7220
Theoretical Commitment and Implicit Knowledge: Why Anomalies Do Not Trigger Learning.
Ohlsson, Stellan
Science and Education, v8 n5 p559-74 Sep 1999
Argues that a theory consists of a mental model, laws that specify parameters of the model, and one or more explanatory schemas. (Author/CCM)
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Models, Psychology, Theories
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Note: Special issue: Children's Theories and Scientific Theories.