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http://dx.doi.org/10.14697/jkase.2016.36.4.0551

Roles of Models in Abductive Reasoning: A Schematization through Theoretical and Empirical Studies  

Oh, Phil Seok (Gyeongin National University of Education)
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Journal of The Korean Association For Science Education / v.36, no.4, 2016 , pp. 551-561 More about this Journal
Abstract
The purpose of this study is to investigate both theoretically and empirically the roles of models in abductive reasoning for scientific problem solving. The context of the study is design-based research the goal of which is to develop inquiry learning programs in the domain of earth science, and the current article dealt with an early process of redesigning an abductive inquiry activity in geology. In the theoretical study, an extensive review was conducted with the literature addressing abduction and modeling together as research methods characterizing earth science. The result led to a tentative scheme for modeling-based abductive inference, which represented relationships among evidence, resource models, and explanatory models. This scheme was improved by the empirical study in which experts' reasoning for solving a geological problem was analyzed. The new scheme included the roles of critical evidence, critical resource models, and a scientifically sound explanatory model. Pedagogical implications for the support of student reasoning in modeling-based abductive inquiry in earth science was discussed.
Keywords
model; modeling; abduction; inquiry; earth science;
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