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- From: sackman@sendit.NoDak.edu ((Gleason Sackmann))
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- Subject: Re: Moore;dist.ed.theory (fwd)
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- Date: 15 Oct 92 15:06:25 GMT
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- Date: Tue, 13 Oct 1992 11:10:00 -0400
- From: <N0G@psuvm.psu.edu>
- Subject: Re: Moore;dist.ed.theory
- To: KWB107@psuvm.psu.edu
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- thanks to KWB107 for starting the ball rolling....I feel more comfortable with
- some of your suggestions than others... I feel fairly comfortable with
- ---explanation of phenomenon
- --a model
- not so sure about Philosophical construct
- less comfortable with proposed guidelines or "a position"
- perhaps you could explain what you mean by some of these, especially the last
- two. I have taken the view that a theory is essentially a parsimonious, i.e.
- as simple as possible, (hard for academics and other pedants) description of
- what is known about a phenomenon at any given time. As such it is of course
- constantly changing as new knowledge becomes available and also suggests where
- new knowledge is needed. The ideal theory to me is a map in a geography book.
- A map of , lets say the planet Mars, tells us simply what is known, what is
- blank nad is updated as we discover more.... a theory in education should be
- the phenomena of teaching and learning and the organization of those, reduced
- to simple terms, or lines, or figures, or....???? is this too simple an idea?
- is it not big enough to accomodate for example what you call "a position"?
- Write me... Michael Moore.
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