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Direct linkBesson, Ugo – Research in Science and Technological Education, 2004
The idea of causality is central in science and has long given rise to debate among philosophers and scientists. While the tendency to avoid causality seems to have become dominant in science and philosophy, research in science education has shown the strong presence in common reasoning of causal explanations, often conceived as a 'mechanism'…
Descriptors: Sciences, Science Education, Physics, Causal Models
