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Peer reviewedDonnelly, James – School Science Review, 1979
Discusses the work of T. S. Kuhn and Sir Karl Popper. Current views on the nature of science and some current ideology of scientific education are also analyzed with regard to the views of science due to Kuhn and Popper. (HM)
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Higher Education, Learning, Natural Sciences
Peer reviewedNiaz, Mansoor – Journal of Science Education and Technology, 1999
Examines the role of empirical evidence in the interpretation of psychological and epistemological aspects of Piagetian theory. Concludes that Galileo's method of idealization has important implications for the construction of a neo-Piagetian epistemological theory. Contains 35 references. (Author/WRM)
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Elementary Secondary Education, Epistemology, Learning Theories
