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The Acquisition of Scientific Knowledge via Critical Thinking: A Philosophical Approach to Science Education
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Talavera, Isidoro – Forum on Public Policy Online, 2016
There is a gap between the facts learned in a science course and the higher-cognitive skills of analysis and evaluation necessary for students to secure scientific knowledge and scientific habits of mind. Teaching science is not just about how we do science (i.e., focusing on just "accumulating undigested facts and scientific definitions and…
Descriptors: Scientific Literacy, Critical Thinking, Philosophy, Science Education