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Tools for bridging the cultures of everyday and scientific thinking
Author(s) -
Hawkins Jan,
Pea Roy D.
Publication year - 1987
Publication title -
journal of research in science teaching
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.067
H-Index - 131
eISSN - 1098-2736
pISSN - 0022-4308
DOI - 10.1002/tea.3660240404
Subject(s) - enculturation , bridging (networking) , perspective (graphical) , sociology , science education , epistemology , conceptual change , scientific modelling , context (archaeology) , engineering ethics , learning sciences , pedagogy , multidisciplinary approach , educational technology , computer science , social science , engineering , computer network , philosophy , paleontology , artificial intelligence , biology
A perspective about science education is developed which has implications for the design of interactive learning technologies. Current philosophical work concerning the interpretative nature of scientific inquiry is reviewed as a context for discussing the situation of the child in developing scientific understanding. This view of learning emphasizes the relationships among informal understanding, conceptual change, and enculturation into modes of scientific discourse. A prototype software system for supporting scientific inquiry processes in students is described.