Questions and Answers
What is one of the ways literature has defined science?
An organized body of knowledge, wisdom, and experiences concerning the natural and physical world
According to the American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, how is science defined?
Observation, identification, description, experimental investigation, and theoretical explanation of natural phenomena
How did Snir et al. characterize science?
An ongoing theoretical dialogue with nature
What is the primary focus of science according to the text?
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How did Cobern (1993) define science in a broader cultural sense?
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When did science begin according to the text?
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Which of the following best describes science as defined by Watters and Diezmann?
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According to Gribbin's historical perspective, what is science defined as?
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Which of the following scholars defines science as a cultural and individual process of thoughts?
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What do Bybee, and Thier and Daviss define science in relation to?
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Which of the following scholars defines science as a process of finding out and a system for organizing and reporting discoveries?
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Which scholar's idea is adapted to define science as a form of social language?
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Study Notes
The Concept of Science
- Science is a concept that has coexisted with humans and nature from the beginning of time, and its origin is unknown.
- It started when humans began to ask questions about the environment and observe nature and its activities.
Definition of Science
- According to the American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language (2004), science is defined as "The observation, identification, description, experimental investigation, and theoretical explanation of natural phenomena."
- Snir, et al. (2003) characterize science as "An ongoing theoretical dialogue with nature, in which scientists have developed successively more powerful models to account for a wider range of phenomena."
- Cobern (1993) views science as a way of understanding the world and human interactions with it.
- Watters and Diezmann (2003) define science as "A human endeavor within which people try to make sense of the environment and a worldview that is built around practices that purport to guide the individual towards a personal understanding."
- Gribbin (2003) defines science as "An intellectual as well as a social activity carried out by humans in their pursuit to have a better understanding of the natural world."
Science as a Process
- Science is a process of finding out and a system for organizing and reporting discoveries (Lind 1997).
- It involves developing reasoning skills to understand nature.
Science as a Cultural and Social Activity
- Cajete (1999) defines science as a cultural and individual process of thoughts.
- Bybee (1997), and Thier and Daviss (2002) define science in relation to scientific literacy, including processes, skills, concepts, and the ability to communicate ideas based on reasons.
- Science is also construed as a form of social language developed by the scientific community (Scott, Asoko, and Leach 2007).
- This concept of social language is adapted from Bakhtin (1993), who views it as a form of conversation peculiar to a certain stratum of society within a system at a given time.
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