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Model-based reasoning

Computers & Education, 2013
In this paper, there will be a particular focus on mental models and their application to inductive reasoning within the realm of instruction. A basic assumption of this study is the observation that the construction of mental models and related reasoning is a slowly developing capability of cognitive systems that emerges effectively with proper ...
Dirk Ifenthaler, N. Seel
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Model-Based Reasoning

, 2017
Model-based reasoning consists of cycles of proposing, instantiating, checking, revising to find an apt model for a given purpose in a given situation, and reasoning about the situation through the model. Results from cognitive research can help us understand and assess both the experiential and reflective aspects of model-based reasoning. This chapter
R. Mislevy   +4 more
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Model-Based Reasoning in Scientific Discovery

Springer US, 1999
Models, Mental Models, and Representations. Model-Based Reasoning in Conceptual Change N.J. Nersessian. Tracing the Development of Models in the Philosophy of Science D.M. Bailer-Jones. Using Models to Represent Reality R.N. Giere. Models and Diagrams within the Cognitive Field K.J. Knoespel. Theories, Models, and Representations M. Suarez.
L. Magnani, N. Nersessian, P. Thagard
semanticscholar   +2 more sources

Model-Based Reasoning in Conceptual Change

, 1999
This paper addresses how specific modeling practices employed by scientists are productive methods of conceptual change in science. Within philosophy, where the identification of reasoning with argument and logic is deeply ingrained, these practices have not traditionally been considered significant forms of scientific reasoning.
N. Nersessian
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