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Direct linkKlassen, Stephen – Interchange: A Quarterly Review of Education, 2006
It is well established that thought experiments are both scientifically and philosophically significant, and even that they are pedagogically significant. However, the basis and methodology for their pedagogical use is not as well established. Pedagogical thought experiments are defined as mental simulations with special features to isolate…
Descriptors: Science Experiments, Instructional Effectiveness, Literary Genres, Science Instruction
Peer reviewedGilbert, John K.; Reiner, Miriam – International Journal of Science Education, 2000
If science education is to be related as closely as possible to science, then Thought Experiments (TEs) must play an appropriate part. Presents a typology of TEs with examples drawn from the history of physics and addresses their various uses in bringing about students' conceptual development. Finds appropriate use of TEs is lacking in physics…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, High Schools, Higher Education, Learning Strategies
