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Peer reviewedNiaz, Mansoor – Journal of Science Education and Technology, 1999
Examines the role of empirical evidence in the interpretation of psychological and epistemological aspects of Piagetian theory. Concludes that Galileo's method of idealization has important implications for the construction of a neo-Piagetian epistemological theory. Contains 35 references. (Author/WRM)
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Elementary Secondary Education, Epistemology, Learning Theories
Peer reviewedBohm, David – Teachers College Record, 1981
In the field of science, the meaning of insight can be understood by looking at theories which deal with universal laws that have fundamental significance for the totality of matter, independently of conditions of time and space. (JN)
Descriptors: Abstract Reasoning, Cognitive Development, Educational Principles, Imagination
Peer reviewedShayer, Michael – International Journal of Science Education, 1999
Addresses some criticisms of the Cognitive Acceleration through Science Education (CASE) project. Offers a different description of the CASE teaching method and presents evidence from the program. Contains 20 references. (Author/WRM)
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Cognitive Processes, Foreign Countries, Instructional Effectiveness
