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Taber, Keith S.; Billingsley, Berry; Riga, Fran – School Science Review, 2020
Secondary-age students were asked about some science-related careers, using an 'interviews-about-scenarios' technique. This article reflects on students' comments relating to the nature of scientific knowledge. Some comments reflected the aim of science as a means to better understand the world and our place in it. Other comments reflected…
Descriptors: Secondary School Students, Student Attitudes, Scientific Literacy, Scientific Principles
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Khishfe, Rola – School Science Review, 2022
The article describes a science activity designed to increase students' knowledge and awareness of the spread of COVID-19. It helps students achieve scientific literacy through improving their views about the nature of science and their argumentation skills. It also promotes students' engagement in scientific practices such as modelling,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Middle School Students, Grade 9, COVID-19
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Taber, Keith S. – School Science Review, 2017
This article considers the relationship between belief and learning science. It is argued that belief in science (as a process) needs to be distinguished from belief in particular scientific ideas and knowledge claims. Scientific knowledge is theoretical and provisional--something to be adopted for its utility, not as articles of faith. The…
Descriptors: Scientific Literacy, Misconceptions, Beliefs, Scientific Attitudes