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Article Title

Parsimonious Education

Document Type

Article

Abstract

In science, the Law of Parsimony or Occam's Razor, is a statement of economy; it expresses the view that the simplest, adequate explanation of data is preferable to a more complex interpretation of equal adequacy. The Law of Parsimony may be applied to the area of education as well. It should be the ultimate goal of education to provide the simplest, adequate explanation in communicating to parents and students phenomenon occurring in the classroom.

Publication Date

April 1977

Journal Title

Iowa Science Teachers Journal

Volume

14

Issue

1

First Page

35

Last Page

36

Copyright

© Copyright 1977 by the Iowa Academy of Science

Language

en

File Format

application/pdf

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