Abstract Thought experiment as a kind of research methods and description methods of scientific theory, is widely used in many fields. Its basic characteristics are as follows: thought experiment is processed in mind with non-actual operability;thought experiment is unfolded by abstract form and abstract movement in thinking with rigorous logic;thought experiment as the product of the experience of long-term experiments is practical. In chemistry teaching, the simulation experiment has been gradually accepted by frontline teachers with the development of information technology. Corollary can be drawn by the study of the relevant research of stimulation experiment and the characteristics of thought experiment: stimulation experiment possesses the characteristics of thought experiment, and it can be regarded as a specific manifestation of thought experiment in chemical experiment teaching. Using chemical simulation experiment in appropriate and limited degree has many positive effects on promoting the modernization development of chemistry teaching method and renewal of chemical experiment concept.
JIN Ying. Thought Experiment and Its Enlightenment on Chemical Simulation Experiment Teaching[J]. Chinese Journal of Chemical Education, 2015, 36(17): 4-8.
