TY - JOUR
T1 - Conceptual review on scientific reasoning and scientific thinking
AU - Díaz, Carlos
AU - Dorner, Birgit
AU - Hussmann, Heinrich
AU - Strijbos, Jan Willem
N1 - Funding Information:
This research was supported by XXX [Project number: NNN], Institution1, and Institution2.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2021, The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, part of Springer Nature.
PY - 2023
Y1 - 2023
N2 - When conducting a systematic analysis of the concept of scientific reasoning (SR), we found confusion regarding the definition of the concept, its characteristics and its blurred boundaries with the concept of scientific thinking (ST). Furthermore, some authors use the concepts as synonyms. These findings raised three issues we aimed to answer in the present study: (1) are SR and ST the same concept, (2) if not, what are the differences between them, and (3) how can SR and ST be characterised and operationalised for systematic research? We conducted a conceptual review using an integrative approach to analyse 166 texts. First, we found that thinking and reasoning might refer to different processes. Likewise, SR and ST can be characterised as distinct concepts. Furthermore, the review identified that differences found between the concepts of SR and ST are grounded in ontological and epistemological perspectives.
AB - When conducting a systematic analysis of the concept of scientific reasoning (SR), we found confusion regarding the definition of the concept, its characteristics and its blurred boundaries with the concept of scientific thinking (ST). Furthermore, some authors use the concepts as synonyms. These findings raised three issues we aimed to answer in the present study: (1) are SR and ST the same concept, (2) if not, what are the differences between them, and (3) how can SR and ST be characterised and operationalised for systematic research? We conducted a conceptual review using an integrative approach to analyse 166 texts. First, we found that thinking and reasoning might refer to different processes. Likewise, SR and ST can be characterised as distinct concepts. Furthermore, the review identified that differences found between the concepts of SR and ST are grounded in ontological and epistemological perspectives.
KW - Concept review
KW - Reasoning
KW - Scientific reasoning
KW - Scientific thinking
KW - Thinking
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U2 - 10.1007/s12144-021-01786-5
DO - 10.1007/s12144-021-01786-5
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85105367516
SN - 1046-1310
VL - 42
SP - 4313
EP - 4325
JO - Current Psychology
JF - Current Psychology
ER -