18 Questions
What is the major difference between science and technology according to the text?
Technology is more concrete and involves producing tangible products, while science focuses on abstract concepts.
How has the relationship between science and technology changed over time?
In the past, science and technology were developed independently, but now they are closely intertwined.
What type of outcomes does modern technology focus on compared to science?
Concrete products like chemicals or processes
During the Spanish regime in the Philippines, what information is mentioned to be scarce?
Details about Philippine society, culture, and technology before Spanish arrival
How is technology defined in the text?
A body of knowledge about industrial arts
What has contributed to the interconnection between scientific discoveries and technological advancements?
The development of new technologies facilitating scientific discoveries
What institution of higher learning was established by the government during the First Republic?
Universidad Literaria de Filipinas
When were degrees in medicine and law awarded by the Universidad Literaria de Filipinas?
29 September 1899
What significant action did the American regime take to advance science and technology in the Philippines?
Establishment of science research agencies
What role did the Philippine Commission play in the development of science and technology?
Created a Department of Public Instruction
Which regime saw significant advancements in science and technology in the Philippines?
American Regime
What educational courses were NOT offered by the Universidad Literaria de Filipinas during the First Republic?
Engineering
What was the primary purpose of the Spanish policy of 'reduccion' in the Philippines?
To facilitate the spread of Christianity and the influence of the religious orders
How did the role of the religious orders influence the development of science and technology during the Spanish regime in the Philippines?
The religious orders hindered the development of science and technology by focusing on religious conquest and colonization.
What were the Filipinos' main economic activities prior to the Spanish regime?
Fishing, rowing, and sailing
What were the main developments in science and technology during the Spanish regime in the Philippines, according to the text?
The Spaniards established schools, hospitals, and started scientific research.
What was the primary role of the colonial government in the development of science and technology during the Spanish regime in the Philippines?
The colonial government focused solely on economic and trade policies, which shaped the direction of scientific and technological development.
Which of the following best describes the relationship between the religious orders and the colonial government in shaping the development of science and technology during the Spanish regime in the Philippines?
The religious orders and the colonial government had conflicting priorities, with the religious orders focused on conquest and colonization and the colonial government focused on economic and trade policies.
Study Notes
Science and Technology
- Scientific activity is centered on research, leading to the discovery or production of new knowledge.
- This new knowledge may or may not have any direct or immediate application.
- Technology involves the systematic knowledge of the industrial arts, and its outcome is more concrete than science, resulting in the production of tangible things.
Historical Development of Science and Technology in the Philippines
- Before the arrival of the Spaniards in 1521, there is little reliable written information about Philippine society, culture, and technology.
- During the short-lived Philippine Republic (1898-1900), there was little development in science and technology.
- The government established a secular educational system, creating the Universidad Literaria de Filipinas, which offered courses in law, medicine, surgery, pharmacy, and notary public.
Science and Technology During the American Regime
- Science and technology in the Philippines advanced rapidly during the American regime.
- The government encouraged and supported an extensive public education system, granted scholarships for higher education in science and engineering, and established science research agencies and public services.
- The Americans introduced a system of secularized public school education, creating a Department of Public Instruction in the Philippines in 1901.
Science and Technology During the Spanish Regime
- The beginnings of modern science and technology in the Philippines can be traced to the Spanish regime.
- The Spaniards established schools, hospitals, and started scientific research, which had important consequences for the rise of the country's professions.
- The direction and pace of development of science and technology were shaped by the role of the religious orders in the conquest and colonization of the archipelago and by economic and trade policies adopted by the colonial government.
- The Spanish conquest and colonization of the archipelago were facilitated by the adoption of an essentially religious strategy known as reduccion, which required the consolidation of scattered barangay communities into fewer, larger, and more compact settlements.
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