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Harwood, William S. – Journal of College Science Teaching, 2004
There has been renewed discussion of the scientific method, with many voices arguing that it presents a very limited or even wholly incorrect image of the way science is really done. At the same time, the idea of a scientific method is pervasive. This article identifies the scientific method as a simple model for the process of scientific inquiry.…
Descriptors: Scientific Methodology, Inquiry, Models, Evaluation Research