The fallacy of induction in science teaching
2005
In our everyday life as adults we operate with a very complex set of
beliefs and expectations about events. An egg rolls across the counter top
in the kitchen and we know where to make a grasp for it before it falls
over the edge and smashes to the floor. The fact that so many of us can
drive around on our roads without more accidents occurring is possible
because of the sets of expectations we have developed enabling us to
predict the speed and movement of other vehicles on the road and the
probable behaviour of pedestrians. Such sets of expectations mean we can
live our daily lives without being constantly in a state of disorientation
and shock. Similarly, children construct sets of expectations or beliefs
about a range of natural phenomena in their efforts to make sense of
everyday experiences.
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