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Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

To process of scientific discovery often involves an ability to look at things in ways which are not commonly accepted.

a)

agree

b)

disagree

2.

Scientists rigorously attempt to eliminate human perspective from our picture of the world.

a)

agree

b)

disagree

3.

The biggest key to increasing scientific literacy is increasing students' ability to recognize problems with weaknesses of scientific concepts rather than the ability to read science texts and articles.

a)

agree

b)

disagree

4.

Children in science should be discouraged from “wild” ideas and encouraged to think carefully and logically.

a)

agree

b)

disagree

5.

Non-sequential thinking, i.e., taking conceptual leaps, is characteristic of many scientists.

a)

agree

b)

disagree

6.

Reading and worksheets can be a very effective way to teach science.

a)

agree

b)

disagree

7.

The process of scientific discovery often involved purposeful discard of accepted theory

a)

agree

b)

disagree

8.

Practical work is a process for explaining scientific concepts and get a better understanding

a)

agree

b)

disagree

9.

Intuition plays an important role in scientific discovery.

a)

agree

b)

disagree

10.

Because of the amount of specific information to be taught in science, at least 50% of science courses should be lecturing.

a)

agree

b)

disagree

11.

Legitimate scientific ideas sometimes come from dreams and hunches.

a)

agree

b)

disagree

12.

A big weakness of discovery activities in science education is the difficulty in getting the children to come up with the right answers.

a)

agree

b)

disagree

13.

Different cultural groups have different processes of gaining valid knowledge of natural laws.

a)

agree

b)

disagree

14.

The biggest key to increase scientific literacy is increasing students’ ability to read science texts and articles.

a)

agree

b)

disagree

15.

There is a significant amount of scientific knowledge in folklore and myth.

a)

agree

b)

disagree

16.

If there must be a choice between well-understood concepts and facility with processes of discovery, the teacher should emphasize the concepts.

a)

agree

b)

disagree

17.

Inquiry or practical work is for students to find concepts and meaning by themselves.

a)

agree

b)

disagree

18.

Teachers have to design experiments which students can get the right answers, and clearly communicate with students about important concepts of science during the inquiry.

a)

agree

b)

disagree