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the process of moving from specific findings relating to particular cases and contexts, to general conclusions that can be applied to a class of cases (e.g., from this class of 14-year old biology learners to 14 year old biology learners {in general})

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Author: Keith

Former school and college science teacher, teacher educator, research supervisor, and research methods lecturer. Emeritus Professor of Science Education at the University of Cambridge.