Students' Perceptions of Tentativeness in Science: Development, Use, and Sources of Change.

Lederman, Norman G.; O'Malley, Molly

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ERIC Number: EJ417191

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1990

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Students' Perceptions of Tentativeness in Science: Development, Use, and Sources of Change.

Lederman, Norman G.; O'Malley, Molly

Science Education, v74 n2 p225-39 Apr 1990

Investigated were students' beliefs about the tentativeness of scientific knowledge, various sources of students' beliefs as well as those factors that have altered students' beliefs about science, and the implications of students' beliefs for daily personal and societal decisions. The research methodology and instructional implications are discussed. (KR)

Descriptors: Cognitive Measurement, Cognitive Processes, Cognitive Style, Curriculum Development, Elementary Secondary Education, Research Methodology, Science and Society, Science Education, Scientific Literacy, Secondary School Science, Surveys, Technology, Thinking Skills

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Audience: Researchers

Language: English

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