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• Assignments • Graded Recitation
• Summative • Science
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Scientific Research

• "According to Caparlar
(2016),it is research
conducted for the
purpose of contributing
towards science by the
systematic collection,
interpretation, and
evaluation of data in a
planned manner."
Scientific Attitudes
• are set of attitudes that embody “the desire to know
and understand, questioning to all statements, search
for data and their meaning, search for verification, and
consideration of consequences” (Gardner, 1975;
Osborne, Simon & Collins, 2003).
 Curiosity

interest leading to
inquiry (merriam-
webster.com)

• “why did this happen?”

• Why isn’t this the result
I expected?”
 Intellectual
Honesty

honesty in the
acquisition, analysis,
and transmission of
ideas
A person is being
intellectually honest
when he or she, knowing
the truth, states that truth.
 CHARACTERISTICS OF INTELLECTUALLY
HONEST LEARNERS by Curry

1. Do not overstate the power of your argument

2. Show a willingness to publicly acknowledge that other answers may be

correct.

3. Be willing to publicly acknowledge and question their own assumptions

and biases

4. Be willingly to publicly acknowledge where your argument is weak

 CHARACTERISTICS OF INTELLECTUALLY
HONEST LEARNERS by Curry

5. Be willing to publicly acknowledge when you are wrong.

6. Demonstrate consistency.

7. Address the argument instead of attacking the person making the

argument.

8. When addressing an argument, do not misrepresent it.

 CHARACTERISTICS OF INTELLECTUALLY
HONEST LEARNERS by Curry

9. Show a commitment to critical thinking.

10.Be willing to publicly acknowledge when a point or criticism is good.

ETHICAL USE AND CITING SOURCES

Scientific research
projects always need a
reference, or a works
cited page (also called
a bibliography).
 What is Citing?

Citing, or citation, is a
practice of
documenting
specific influences
on your academic
work.

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 When and what to cite?
you must cite all the sources you quote directly,
paraphrase, or summarize as you:
• Answer your research question

• Convince your audience

• Describe the situation around your research

question and why the question is important

• Report what others have said about your

question
 Open-mindedness

the quality of being willing to

consider ideas and opinions
that are new or different from
your own (Cambridge dictionary)

Scientists are trained to be open-

minded so that they can study
things freely.
Open-mindedness
 Intercultural Understanding

refers to understanding of the

social positions, practices and
power relations of sociocultural
difference understood by
individuals or groups within a
society

“the ability to be aware of those

values, attitudes, and
assumptions
 Skepticism

Skepticism is the act of

delaying judgment (the
opposite of jumping to
conclusions) when evaluating
an explanation or claims.

Skeptics always asks for

evidences before making his/her
judgement.
 Objectivity
“lack of favoritism toward one
side or another : freedom from
bias” (merriam-webster).

the idea of objectivity assumes

that a truth or independent reality
exists outside of any investigation
or observation.
• Validity
• Reliability
 Perseverance

“continued effort to do or achieve

something despite difficulties,
failure, or opposition” (merriam-
webster)

“It’s not that I’m so smart, it’s just

that I stay with problems longer.”
-Albert Einstein