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NATURES OF SCIENCE IN THE LAB:
THE CREATE-TEST-USE DISTINCTION
David Geelan
Original Concept: Frank Jenkins
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ASSUMPTIONS Instructors teach better and students learn
better when they know the rules of the knowledge game
Create test use reasonably represents a cycle of science and of science education work on each and every concept
The nature of science is best viewed as the natures of science
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CHOICES WHEN PRESENTINGA CONCEPT
Inductive (creating a concept)Hypothetico-inductive (testing)Hypothetico-deductive (testing)
Deductive (using the concept)4
NATURES OF SCIENCE
Lab Type Nature of Science
Philosopher
of Science
Date of
Intro.
Create Inductive
(specgen)
Francis Bacon
1600s
Test Hypothetico-deductive
Karl
Popper
1930s+
Use Deductive
(genspec)
Aristotle 300s BC
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EVIDENTIAL BASES
Evidential Base Description
Laboratory
(wet lab)
evidence gathered in the laboratory by the students
Lab exercise
(dry lab)
evidence gathered for the students and put into a lab format
Computer simulation
evidence provided in a computer simulation/animation format
Computer video evidence provided in a video format (to be analyzed by students)
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