Scientific Reasoning and Argumentation

<p>Competence in scientific reasoning is one of the most valued outcomes of secondary and higher education. However there is a need for a deeper understanding of and further research into the roles of domain-general and domain-specific knowledge in such reasoning. This book explores the functions and limitations of domain-general conceptions of reasoning and argumentation the substantial differences that exist between the disciplines and the role of domain-specific knowledge and epistemologies. Featuring chapters and commentaries by widely cited experts in the learning sciences educational psychology science education history education and cognitive science <i>Scientific Reasoning and Argumentation </i>presents new perspectives on a decades-long debate about the role of domain-specific knowledge and its contribution to the development of more general reasoning abilities.</p>