Content analysis of studies on thought experiments

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10.2991/978-94-6463-380-1_27How to use a DOI?

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Thought experiments; content analysis; document review

Abstract

Thought experiments are experiments in which the experiment is not applied physically, and the event (situation) presented in the experiment is visualized by thinking only. Thought experiments, one of the in-class activities, are seen to be used in the interpretation of scientific thinking, thinking processes and revealing the individual's thinking processes. In this context, it is important to determine the studies on thought experiments. The aim of this study; To reveal the descriptive features of the studies published in the field of Thought Experiments between 2008–2021 in Turkey. For this purpose, a total of 14 studies, including five master's theses, one doctoral thesis, and eight articles, published in our country, and the document analysis method, one of the qualitative research methods, were used. Your studies; publication year, sample group, sample numbers, and the most used keywords were examined. Within the scope of the study, the data obtained in the articles and theses analyzed by the content analysis were analyzed using descriptive statistical methods (percentage and frequency analysis). As a result of the analysis, it was found that the most thought experiments were conducted in 2014, 2015, and 2018. Considering the studies on thought experiments, it was seen that the majority of the sample group was at the secondary school (9–12) level, and the least number of studies was at the graduate level. It was found that the sample numbers were between 31–100 at most and 1–10 at least. It was concluded that the most used keywords in the studies were thought experiments, physics education, and argumentation.

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Mehmet Şükrü Alp
AU  - Ali Çetin
AU  - Mehmet Ramazanoğlu
PY  - 2024
DA  - 2024/02/29
TI  - Content analysis of studies on thought experiments
BT  - Proceedings of the International Conference on Lifelong Education and Leadership for All (ICLEL 2023)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 271
EP  - 275
SN  - 2667-128X
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/978-94-6463-380-1_27
DO  - 10.2991/978-94-6463-380-1_27
ID  - Alp2024
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