教育科学理论的基本范畴与极限

Basic Category and Limit of Educational Science Theory

教育科学理论的研究目的就是寻找教育理论的"规律性",并对教育现象做出解释,理解教育现象中的因果关系。教育科学理论是一种理想和追求,除了在教育哲学问题等少数领域外,在教育学阵营中的几乎所有其他学科或领域都可以运用科学的方法。无论采用何种精密的研究方法,教育科学理论的建构中都存在信度和效度的问题。教育科学理论在样本之外的范围普遍推广有一定的难度。教育科学理论中只有一部分以准统计性规律存在。这已经是对教育科学理论的伸张极限了。描述性结论、因果性说明、相关性说明都有可能产生一些"准统计性"规律。

The study of educational theory of science is aimed at the pursuit of law of educational theories, the explanation of educational phenomena and the understanding of causality in educational phenomena. Educational theory of science is an ideal and pursuit. And almost every other discipline or field may apply the methods of science in the realm of pedagogy except in a few areas of philosophy of education. No matter what precise research methods we adopt, there exists the issue of reliability and validity in the construction of educational theory of science. It is difficult to popularize the theory of educational science outside the sample. Only part of the theory of scientific education exists in the quasi statistical laws. This has been the limit to the educational theory of science. Descriptive conclusions, causal explanations, and related explanations all may have the potential to produce some "quasi statistical” rules.