3 credits
Spring 2025 Lecture Upper Division
Explores philosophical issues related to the scientific enterprise, such as the production and validation of scientific knowledge; the role of the scientific community; and the influence of gender and culture on doing science. Also examines the implications of these issues for science teaching and learning, as well as for research in science education.
Learning Outcomes1Develop an understanding of various philosophical positions on the nature of science.
2Develop an understanding of your own views of the nature of science.
3Develop an understanding of the roles of scientists, the greater society, culture, and gender in the creation and validation of scientific knowledge.
4Develop an understanding of students' and teachers' ideas about the nature of science.
5Develop an understanding of the implications of various perspectives on the nature of science teaching and learning.
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