Some subscribers to Phys-Lmight be interested in a discussion-list
post "Re: A Question: Where Does Current Reform Come From? #2 " [Hake
(2011b)].
The abstract reads:
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ABSTRACT: In response to my post "Re: A Question: Where Does Current
Reform Come From?" Baker Mitchell of the SClistserv list wrote
(paraphrasing): "We are in danger of getting tangled in nomenclature.
. . there is a body of practice known as 'Direct Instruction' (big D,
big I) that is based in large part on interactive engagement (little
i, little e) and enjoys great success in its teaching."
That we "are in danger of getting tangled in nomenclature" is the
theme of my article "Language Ambiguities in Education Research"
[Hake (2008)] at <http://bit.ly/bHTebD>, rejected by the insular
editors of the "Journal of Learning Sciences."
I stress the fact that the *operational definitions" provide a means
of avoiding nomenclatural entanglement by language ambiguities.
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"When we say force. . . [[or Direct Instruction]].. . . is the cause
of motion. . . .[[or learning]]. . . . we talk metaphysics, and this
definition, if we were content with it, would be absolutely sterile.
For a definition to be of any use, it must teach us to measure force
. . . .[[or Direct Instruction]]. . . ; moreover, that suffices; it
is not at all necessary that it teach us what force. . . [[or Direct
Instruction]]. . . . is in itself, nor whether it is the cause or the
effect of motion. . . .[[or learning]]. . . ."
Henri Poincare (1905)
REFERENCES [URL's shortened by <http://bit.ly/> and accessed on 28 June 2011.]
Hake, R.R. 2011a. ""Re: A Question: Where Does Current Reform Come
From? " AERA-L archives at <http://bit.ly/iHzGwm>. Post of 26 Jun
2011 15:07:50-0700 to Math-Teach, AERA-L, and NetGold. The abstract
and link to the complete 19 kB post are being transmitted to various
discussion lists and are also on my blog "Hake'sEdStuff" at
<http://bit.ly/izN28y> with a provision for comments.
Hake, R.R. 2011b. "Re: A Question: Where Does Current Reform Come
From? #2," on the OPEN! " AERA-L archives at <http://bit.ly/kj94oT>.
Post of 28 Jun 2011 15:29:54 -0700 to SClistserv, AERA-L, and
NetGold. The abstract and link to the complete 13 kB post are being
transmitted to various discussion lists, and are also on my blog
"Hake'sEdStuff" at <http://bit.ly/jc5p3J > with a provision for
comments.