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ERIC Number: EJ560051
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1998
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ISSN: ISSN-0022-4308
Criteria of Excellence for Geological Inquiry: The Necessity of Ambiguity.
Ault, Charles R., Jr.
Journal of Research in Science Teaching, v35 n2 p189-212 Feb 1998
Reports on the application of Gowin's epistemology to examples from geological inquiry which yield criteria of excellence responsive to the demands characteristic of geological problems. Supporting this approach is a case study about how geologists apply analogies. Contains 33 references. (DDR)
Descriptors: Concept Formation, Elementary Secondary Education, Epistemology, Geology, Knowledge Representation, Philosophy, Science Curriculum, Science Education, Scientific Methodology, Scientific Research
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Analogies
Note: Theme issue: Epistemological and Ontological Underpinnings in Science Education.