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How to teach the scientific method
Author(s) -
Thompson James J.
Publication year - 1958
Publication title -
science education
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.209
H-Index - 115
eISSN - 1098-237X
pISSN - 0036-8326
DOI - 10.1002/sce.3730420313
Subject(s) - citation , library science , computer science , mathematics education , sociology , psychology
Scientists differ greatly in what phenomena they study and how they go about their work. Although there is no fixed set of steps that all scientists follow, scientific investigations usually involve the collection of relevant evidence, the use of logical reasoning, and the application of imagination in devising hypotheses and explanations to make sense of the collected evidence... (from Benchmarks for Science Literacy by the American Assoc. for the Advancement of (AAAS, 1993).) (Bold facing is mine.) Teacher Tutorial #6