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Since the 1980s, which thinking has strongly influenced science education?Read the answer and worked solution →In backward design, what does the instructor decide first?Read the answer and worked solution →Which scientist-philosopher argued that traditional science teaching tends to produce a rigid mindset?Read the answer and worked solution →Interdisciplinarity combines what into one activity?Read the answer and worked solution →What marks a team-taught interdisciplinary course?Read the answer and worked solution →Interdisciplinarity is seen as a remedy to what harmful effect?Read the answer and worked solution →Which problem needs several disciplines to be understood, as an example of interdisciplinary work?Read the answer and worked solution →Which fields combine in quantum information processing?Read the answer and worked solution →Which former interdisciplinary area has become a discipline of its own?Read the answer and worked solution →In the 5E model, a teacher who identifies pupils' misconceptions at the start is working in which stage?Read the answer and worked solution →Which skills do students in a community of inquiry develop?Read the answer and worked solution →

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Since the 1980s, which thinking has strongly influenced science education?

  1. Mysticism
  2. Behaviourism
  3. Constructivism
  4. Fatalism
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Correct answer: C. Constructivism

1. Science education since the 1980s has been strongly influenced by constructivist thinking. 2. This stresses the active role of the learner and prior knowledge. 3. Behaviourism underlies the older teacher-centred approach. _Source: Wikipedia, Science education, Pedagogy_

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In backward design, what does the instructor decide first?

  1. The intended learning goals
  2. The classroom activities
  3. The final test dates
  4. The class seating plan
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Correct answer: A. The intended learning goals

1. The instructor first decides what students should know and be able to do. 2. Next comes evidence of achievement, then assessments. 3. Learning activities are planned last. _Source: Wikipedia, Science education, Pedagogy_

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Which scientist-philosopher argued that traditional science teaching tends to produce a rigid mindset?

  1. Thomas Kuhn
  2. Karl Popper
  3. Jean Piaget
  4. B.F. Skinner
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Correct answer: A. Thomas Kuhn

1. Thomas Kuhn wrote The Structure of Scientific Revolutions in 1962. 2. He argued traditional natural science teaching produces a rigid mindset. 3. The others are not credited with this argument here. _Source: Wikipedia, Science education, Pedagogy_

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