On necessity to create a theory of pedagogical experiment. P 1

Abstract

The author insists on the opinion that it is not reasonable and appropriate to blame the Ministry of Education and Science for development and modernization of education in Russia resulted in negative way. The paper says that the Ministry of Education and Science makes decisions on education development according to public opinion polls, expert opinions and outcomes of experiments. However, two major factors are not taken into consideration when making decisions and carrying out an expertise; they are inhomogeneous social and cultural environments, here we mean external and internal inhomogenity in relation to education; and lack of a comprehensive theory of pedagogical experiment. The paper focuses on the problem of pedagogical experiment. In research the author applied such methods as analysis and synthesis, classification, comparative research, hermeneutic and discourse methods, and prognostic method and case-studies methods as well. The article reveals necessity to create a theory of pedagogical experiment. It studies the main criteria implementation and results of pedagogical experiment depend on; and results interpretation are considered as well. The author adheres to the opinion that this theory should include code of ethics which both the experimentalist and the subjects have to comply with. The article also suggests an apophatic method for describing theoretical statements and experiment parameters that are not subject to strict formalization.