Exploring Science: The Cognition and Development of Discovery Processes

By David Klahr

Book Overview

Einstein said that the whole of science is nothing more than a refinement of everyday thinking. David Klahr suggests that we now know enough about congition - and hence about everyday thinking - to advance our understanding of scientific thinking. In this book he sets out to describe the congitive and developmental processes that have enabled scientists to make the discoveries that comprise the body of information we call scientific knowledge.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0262112485
• ISBN13: 9780262112482
• Release Date: January 2000
• Publisher: Bradford Books
• Length: 239 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.5" x 1.0" x 6.3"