Goddiksen, Mads (2014) An empirical method for the study of exemplar explanations. [Preprint]

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The most common way of studying explanations in philosophy of science and science education is through case studies. Recently these have been supplemented with studies based on empirical methods. This chapter provides an empirical method for collecting and comparing exemplar explanations across scientific disciplines with the aim of exposing possible qualitative differences between them. The method is based on the use of science textbooks as sources of explanations. I discuss a number of possible strategies for identifying explanations in these sources, and specify a set of reliable linguistic indicators that can be used for this purpose. A pilot study is presented to illustrate the method and its limitations.

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Item Type:	Preprint
Creators:	Creators Email ORCID Goddiksen, Mads mads.goddiksen@ivs.au.dk
Keywords:	Explanation,empirical methodology, textbooks, exemplars
Subjects:	General Issues > Explanation General Issues > Science Education
Depositing User:	Dr. Mads Goddiksen
Date Deposited:	17 Nov 2014 14:25
Last Modified:	17 Nov 2014 14:25
Item ID:	11153
Subjects:	General Issues > Explanation General Issues > Science Education
Date:	November 2014
URI:	https://philsci-archive.pitt.edu/id/eprint/11153

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