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INFORMATION PROCESSING PSYCHOLOGY: A PROMISING PARADIGM FOR RESEARCH IN SCIENCE TEACHING.

The article presents a study on the fourth research paradigms in addition to the paradigms of Ausubel, Gagné and Piaget. The fourth paradigm developed was the information processing psychology paradigm, one which served as a guide on science education research. This paradigm developed emphasis among...

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Published in:Journal of Research in Science Teaching Vol. 19; no. 4; pp. 321 - 333
Main Authors: Stewart, James H., Atkin, Julia A.
Format: Article
Published: Wiley-Blackwell Apr1982
Subjects:
Psychology education
Education
Science
Research
Education research
Information processing
Online Access:View this record in EBSCOhost
Summary:The article presents a study on the fourth research paradigms in addition to the paradigms of Ausubel, Gagné and Piaget. The fourth paradigm developed was the information processing psychology paradigm, one which served as a guide on science education research. This paradigm developed emphasis among science educators that knowledge played a vital role in learning and solving mathematical problems. The study suggested that the model should be further developed as it mainly focused on the area of research which was often neglected.