The Inference to the Best Explanation as heuristic to address historical episodes in Science Education through explanatory controversies

This paper presents the Inference to the Best Explanation (IBE) to approach aspects of Nature of Science through historical explanatory controversies. The Inference to the Best Explanation is a topic of discussion in epistemology that addresses the justification and rationality of knowledge. Its foc...

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Main Authors: Renato Felix Rodrigues, Alexsandro Pereira de Pereira
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul 2020-12-01
Series:Investigações em Ensino de Ciências
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Online Access:https://www.if.ufrgs.br/cref/ojs/index.php/ienci/article/view/1889