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13 EXPLORING NATURE OF SCIENCE UNDERSTANDINGS OF TURKISH PRESERVICE…
Q6 .When making observations,
scientists eliminate their beliefs
and values.
Q5. Intuition plays a role in
scientific inquiry.
Q4. Scientific inquiry involves
thinking critically about one’s
existing knowledge.
Q3. Scientific observations are
affected by scientists’ values and
beliefs.
Q2. Scientific inquiry involves
challenging other scientists’ ideas.
Q1. Scientific observations depend
on what scientists set out to find.
Views about Subjectivity in Science
Figure 3 Mean Response Values for Subjectivity in Science.
Finally, the participants reflected relatively post-modern views regarding certainty of
scientific knowledge (Figure 4). The mean values for the three questions in this scale were
above the level three indicating that the participants perceived scientific knowledge subject to
change and modifications in the future.
Q17. Currently accepted scientific
knowledge will be modified in the
future.
Q16. The accuracy of current
scientific knowledge is beyond
question.
Q12. Scientific knowledge is
tentative.
Figure 4 Mean Response Values for the Tentative Nature of Scientific Knowledge.
NEF-EFMED Cilt 5, Sayı 2, Aralık 2011/ NFE-EJMSE Vol. 5, No. 2, December 2011
2,82
2,75
1 2 3 4 5
3,26
3,47
3,79
4,27
Objectivist Post-modernist
Views on the Tentative Nature of Scientific Knowledge
1 2 3 4 5
Objectivist Post-modernist
3,24
3,71
3,79