Epistemological Resources for Thought Experimentation in Science Learning.

Reiner, Miriam; Gilbert, John

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ERIC Number: EJ608703

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 2000

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Epistemological Resources for Thought Experimentation in Science Learning.

Reiner, Miriam; Gilbert, John

International Journal of Science Education, v22 n5 p489-506 May 2000

Suggests that scientific thought experiments (TEs) draw upon three epistemological resources: conceptual-logical inferences, visual imagery, and bodily-motor experience. Argues that TEs are powerful because of students' thought capabilities related to imagination and visual imagery. Claims that TEs are not currently exploited by school learning environments. (Contains 51 references.) (Author/WRM)

Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Creative Thinking, Epistemology, Higher Education, Learning Theories, Science Experiments, Spatial Ability, Thinking Skills, Visualization

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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