What is the role of induction and deduction in reasoning and scientific inquiry?

Journal of Research in Science Teaching

Volumn 42, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 716-740

  Lawson, Anton E ^a  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIQUITY; NEUROLOGICAL MODELS; PROCESS INFORMATION; SCIENTIFIC INQUIRY;

CORRELATION THEORY; INFORMATION ANALYSIS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NEUROLOGY; SIMULATION; STUDENTS;

TEACHING;

EID: 23844447084     PISSN: 00224308     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/tea.20067     Document Type: Article

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