The article argues that continued simple, single-object experiments tend to make pupils unguarded and hasty in their conclusions, and that premise-testing experiments should correct this.¶
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q1 i? Continued plain sailing and simple examples tend to make the pupil unguarded in his conclusions and lead to hasty judgments. → Ellwood B. Spear 1915
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Ellwood B. Spear 1915¶
Ellwood B. Spear. (1915). Problems in the Experimental Pedagogy of Chemistry. The Journal of Educational Psychology. https://www.jstor.org/journal/jeducpsych
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The author's own experiential claim in the logical-reasoning section, illustrated by the potassium chlorate and manganese dioxide experiment where pupils conclude catalysis without proof. It is the writer's conviction, not a tested result.
"Much experience has convinced the writer that continued plain sailing and simple examples tend to make the pupil unguarded in his conclusions, and lead him to form hasty judgments."
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The article argues that continued simple, single-object experiments tend to make pupils unguarded and hasty in their conclusions, and that premise-testing experiments should correct this. |
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The article argues that continued simple, single-object experiments tend to make pupils unguarded and hasty in their conclusions, and that premise-testing experiments should correct this. |
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