Journal of East China Normal University(Educational Sciences) ›› 2024, Vol. 42 ›› Issue (11): 1-11.doi: 10.16382/j.cnki.1000-5560.2024.11.001

   

Innovative Methods as an Intrinsic Requirement for Constructing an Autonomous Knowledge System in Education

Zhenguo Yuan1, Chen Xie1, Sudong Pan2, Shaohui Chi3, Na Yu4, Siyu Chen5   

  1. 1. Faculty of Education, East China Normal University, Shanghai 200062, China
    2. School of Physics and Electronic Science, East China Normal University, Shanghai 200241, China
    3. School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, East China Normal University, Shanghai 200241, China
    4. School of Life Sciences, East China Normal University, Shanghai 200241, China
    5. Advanced Students of East China Normal University, Shanghai 200262, China
  • Online:2024-11-01 Published:2024-10-18

Abstract:

The growth and accumulation of autonomous knowledge are the foundation for constructing an autonomous knowledge system. The history of scientific development demonstrates that the revelation of the laws of motion in various forms, whether physical, chemical, biological, or social, is inseparable from innovations in research methods. Empirical research plays a key role in this process, and to a certain extent, method innovation equates to the innovation of empirical research methods. Compared to natural sciences and other social sciences, the growth of knowledge in education sciences is relatively slow and the accumulation of knowledge is inadequate. A core reason for this is the insufficiency of empirical research and methodological innovation. Currently, we have entered the digital age and a new stage of high-quality educational development, facing a series of significant theoretical and practical educational issues. Addressing the challenge of inadequate autonomous knowledge through methodological innovation is an intrinsic requirement for constructing an autonomous knowledge system in education.

Key words: methodological innovation, empirical research, autonomous knowledge system