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Week #5 What have we learned from the scientists?

Week #5 What have we learned from the scientists?. SCI 613 – Nature of Science. Quick review. Philosophy. History. How science did happen Human endeavor – can learn from failed science Non-linear progression of science (fits and starts) Paradigms and revolutions (normal science)

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Week #5 What have we learned from the scientists?

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  1. Week #5What have we learned from the scientists? SCI 613 – Nature of Science

  2. Quick review Philosophy History How science did happen Human endeavor – can learn from failed science Non-linear progression of science (fits and starts) Paradigms and revolutions (normal science) What science is.. Changes. • How science should happen • Scientific logic – inductive vs. deductive (problematic) • Realism vs. anti-realism • Demarcation - Falsifiability • Observations are theory-laden • Paradigms

  3. Quick review Sociology of science Science studies Knowledge is socially constructed. Inscriptions Transformations Representations Circulating reference (i.e., need to be reversible) • Communities – organization (institutions), validation, peer review • Religion and culture • Government – Is democracy necessary? (No.) • Political influence. • Funding.

  4. For this week… Read Grinnell’s Everyday Practice of Science (Ch. 1-3). Prepare: • Summary notes on Section I (Ch. 1-3). • A list of a minimum of 10 quotes that a) best represent the author's position and/or b) were the most useful to you in understanding the text.

  5. Philosophy Sociology History Scientists Science studies Academia K-12 Nature of science Scientific practices Inquiry Pedagogy Standards

  6. To start things off… • What experiences doing science do you have? • How does this affect your current/future teaching? • What kind of authentic science experiences would you like to have? • If not from doing science, where can you as an educator learn about how science is done?

  7. Who is Frederick Grinnell • Ph.D. in biochemistry (Tufts, 1970) • On faculty at UT Southwestern Medical School • Made major contributions to the cellular chemistry of wound repair • Also wrote on bioethics • This book was a finalist in the 2010 Royal Society Book Prize competition.

  8. Framing the conversation • Q: Why study actual practice? Inquiry In the Science Classroom Authentic Inquiry In Science

  9. Graduate School Undergraduate High School Elementary School

  10. Framing the conversation • If one goal of science education is to provide a relatively authentic image of scientific investigations, then we need to understand what really happens in science (i.e., how scientific knowledge is constructed). • A debate we will have: general vs. discipline-specific • For now: Let’s just look at science-in-the-making and figure out how to approximate is in a classroom later.

  11. Some important concepts… • The scientific method • Objectivity • Credibility • Real vs. School Science • Transformation of “discovery claims” • The scientific paper • Peer-review • The role of the scientific community

  12. Quotes • Link quotes to the appropriate chapters • (5 minutes!)

  13. What’s are the important take-home messages about how science works? • 3 Groups: • Chapter 1 – Practicing Science • Chapter 2 – Discovery • Chapter 3 – Credibility (10 minutes prep – prepare quick summary)

  14. 1 – Practicing Science World to be studied Individual scientists Research community Credibility Discovery

  15. 2 - Discovery

  16. 3 - Credibility

  17. Putting it all together… • The scientific method • Objectivity • Credibility • Real vs. School Science • Transformation of “discovery claims” • The scientific paper • Peer-review • The role of the scientific community

  18. Science-in-action report How does today’s discussion help you prepare for your science-in-action report? Due Week #12

  19. What should be on the final? Write 2-3 questions from today that would be appropriate for the final exam

  20. For next week… • Read one of these two articles: • Wong & Hodson (2009) “From the horse’s mouth: What scientists say about scientific investigation and scientific knowledge” (online) • Wong & Hodson (2010) “More from the horse’s mouth: What scientists say about science as a social practice” (on campus) • Be prepared to summarize the findings next week. • Also, choose an episode of the Life Scientific podcast that looks the most interesting to you. Be prepared to 1) describe what this scientists does and 2) let us know what about how science works can be pulled out of this interview.

  21. Classroom context paper • Due Week #7 (October 15th) • 2-3 pages max (single spaced) • Purpose: To synthesize the first 1/3rd of the course into generalizations about what science is and how it works for use in your classroom (at whatever level). • What can you lift out of the readings and discussions so far that would be relevant in MS, HS or College? • Feel free to use the examples on the back as starting points. • Remember, you must provide support for your claims from the readings. • Use APA style. Search for ‘owl APA’ if you need help. (our syllabus has citations for many of the readings)

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