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Part C Science

Question 1 of 16

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What is scientific enquiry?

Select one or more of the following:

  • Allowing children to learn using a variety of approaches, including observing, identifying, classifying, pattern seeking, and fair testing.

  • Allows children to collect, analyse and present data.

  • A descriptive account of what scientists do and therefore does not provide the substantive knowledge that children need.

Explanation

Question 2 of 16

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What type of understanding does scientific enquiry and concepts of evidence provide?

Select one or more of the following:

  • Substantive understanding

  • Conceptual understanding

Explanation

Question 3 of 16

1

What does working scientifically provide children with?

Select one or more of the following:

  • An understanding of the processes and methods of science

  • An understanding of concepts of science before they engage in scientific enquiry which is what scientists do.

Explanation

Question 4 of 16

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What is substantive knowledge?

Select one or more of the following:

  • What scientists know

  • What scientists do

  • An understanding of the concepts of science

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Question 5 of 16

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What is the process view of scientific enquiry?

Select one or more of the following:

  • Gives ideas about the quality of data and its validity, therefore giving reasoning behind the actions of science.

  • Evaluating and planning experiments

  • It gives a descriptive account of what scientists do

Explanation

Question 6 of 16

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Which scientific enquiry allows for a substantive understanding

Select one or more of the following:

  • Process view

  • Concepts of evidence

Explanation

Question 7 of 16

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What are the features of the process view?

Select one or more of the following:

  • Develops routine in primary schools.

  • Involves evaluating and planning

  • Involves practical and non practical activities

  • Involves doing science practically

Explanation

Question 8 of 16

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What is concepts of evidence?

Select one or more of the following:

  • A descriptive account of what scientists do

  • Gives ideas about the quality of data and its validity, therefore giving reasoning behind the actions of science.

  • Allows children to be aware of the quality of evidence which informs the claims that they make

  • Gives an understanding of how control variables affect the dependant variable

Explanation

Question 9 of 16

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Which is consistent with a constructivist view of knowledge?

Select one or more of the following:

  • Concepts of evidence

  • Process view

Explanation

Question 10 of 16

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What does teaching the process view look like?

Select one or more of the following:

  • Keeping everything the same

  • Doing a set number of repeats and no trials

  • Testing trials

  • Being focused on validity

  • Being focused on getting the right answer

  • Constant routine

Explanation

Question 11 of 16

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What does concepts of evidence look like in the classroom?

Select one or more of the following:

  • Children making informed decisions on number of repeats and trials

  • Just practical work

  • Practical and non practical ideas

Explanation

Question 12 of 16

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What practical activities teach substantive and concepts of evidence?

Select one or more of the following:

  • Observations

  • Illustrative practicals

  • Didactic teaching

  • Basic skills practicals

  • Whole and part of investigations

Explanation

Question 13 of 16

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Which non practical activities teach substantive ideas and concepts of evidence?

Select one or more of the following:

  • Using text

  • Discussion and presentations

  • Observations

  • Use of models

  • Using second hand data and evaluating investigations

Explanation

Question 14 of 16

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Which is not clear in the national curriculum?

Select one or more of the following:

  • Concepts of evidence

  • Process view

Explanation

Question 15 of 16

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Which allows for a deeper understanding through constructivism and transmits the importance of scientific processes?

Select one or more of the following:

  • Process view

  • Concepts of evidence

Explanation

Question 16 of 16

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What should children understand?

Select one or more of the following:

  • That measurement has an inbuilt uncertainty

  • That measurements are exact

  • Repeat readings may be needed

  • There is a margin of error

Explanation

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