I found that most of the results of the questionnaire were true to my views an ideologies of science. I am completely deductive and realistic in my logical thinking of science as a process driven subject. I was surprised to discover that I was de-contextualized when it comes to connecting science to culture and social setting. I believe that some scientists or scientific discoveries are motivated by the politics or social beliefs surrounding them, when they really shouldn't be. But I believe that this questionnaire was a very indicative representation of my feelings of teaching science.
The statement I want to discuss is that "science proceeds by drawing generalizable conclusions (which later become theories) from available data." Not all scientific inquiries result in generalized conclusions but instead result in specific, concrete facts that are meant to be taught. In connection to the curriculum, A2 - recognize that scientific knowledge is based on evidence, models, and explanations, and evolves as new evidence appears and new conceptualizations develop - best describes the importance of evidence and explanations and that they are evolving. A specific learning outcome that best demonstrates the value of evidence is 3-3-03, which discusses the concept of gravity. I am a firm believer that scientific discoveries are concrete and are, upon discovery, fact.
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