DIALECTICAL FOUNDATIONS OF SCIENTIFIC INQUIRY

Scientific Inquiry:

As a simple illustration of some important aspects of scientific inquiry let us consider Semmelweis' work on childbed fever. Ignaz Semmelweis, a physician of Hungarian birth, did this work during the years from 1844 to 1848 at the Vienna General Hospital. As a member of the medical staff of the First Maternity Division in the hospital, Semmelweis was distressed to find that a large proportion o...

Inquiry into Scientific Correctness of the Elementary School Farsi Textbooks

Inquiry into Scientific Correctness of the Elementary School Farsi Textbooks   H. Ghamari, Ph.D.*   Scientific validity or correctness is of paramount importance when it comes to the contents of textbooks used in elementary schools, as the very foundations of learners’ knowledge is constructed therein. Hence, an analysis of these contents from this perspective is necessary in order to guide...

Foundations of Scientific Research

A well prepared abstract should enable the reader to identify the basic contentof a document quickly and accurately, to determine its relevance to their interests, andthus to decide whether to read the document in its entirety. The abstract shouldconcisely state the principal objectives and scope of the investigation where these arenot obvious from the title. More importantly, i...

Scientific Foundations of Surgery

Automatic Grading of Scientific Inquiry

The SAVE Science project is an attempt to address the shortcomings of current assessments of science. The project has developed two virtual worlds that each have a mystery or natural phenomenon requiring scientific explanation; by recording students’ behavior as they investigate the mystery, these worlds can be used to assess their understanding of the scientific method. Currently, however, the...