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ERIC Number: EJ327305
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1985
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Can Scientific Method Be Taught?
Phillips, D. C.
Journal of College Science Teaching, v15 n2 p95-101 Nov 1985
Discussion of changes in science education and scientific literacy is presented in the form of a dialog between the author and his alter ego. Structure of science, myths, facts, methods, and critical rationality are considered. Suggests that scientific principles once considered basic and unchanging are giving way to critical thinking. (DH)
Descriptors: College Science, Critical Thinking, Decision Making, Higher Education, Problem Solving, Science Education, Science History, Science Instruction, Scientific Concepts, Scientific Literacy, Scientific Methodology, Theories
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive; Speeches/Meeting Papers
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Audience: Teachers; Practitioners
Language: English
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