Towards to An Explanation for Conceptual Change: A Mechanistic Alternative

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Anna-Mari Rusanen
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[1] University of Helsinki,Department of Philosophy, History, Art and Culture Studies
[2] University of Helsinki,Department of Physics
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Science & Education | 2014年 / 23卷
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Conceptual Change; Cognitive System; Mechanistic Explanation; Causal Explanation; Cognitive Mechanism;
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Conceptual change is one of the most studied fields in science education and psychology of learning. However, there are still some foundational issues in conceptual change research on which no clear consensus has emerged. Firstly, there is no agreement on what changes in belief and concept systems constitute conceptual change and what changes do not. Secondly, there is no consensus on what the specific mechanisms of conceptual change are. Thirdly, there is no common explanatory framework of how to explain conceptual change. In this paper a sketch for explanations of conceptual change is outlined. According to this account, the explanation for conceptual change requires (1) a description for the information processing task and (2) a sufficiently accurate and detailed description of the cognitive mechanisms responsible for the task. The scope and limits of this type of explanation are discussed.
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