Summative Test Reviewer Flashcards
What is Science according to Ziman?
Science is the Scientific method itself.
Came from the root word “search” and the prefix “re”.
Research
Purpose of research.
Repetitive search for something previously unknown.
Aims to generate new knowledge.
Find an application for new knowledge.
Verify existing knowledge.
Never-ending attempt to discover the truth.
A sequence of problem-solving skills that are used to answer questions.
Scientific method
Key parts in operating the scientific method (1).
Observing your environment and identifying the conflict.
Key parts in operating the scientific method (2).
Conducting a background research and making a hypotheses.
Approach to Scientific Inquiry (1).
-Identified problem
-General principle or phenomena
Approach to Scientific Inquiry (2).
-Relevant facts, research, or experience.
-Relationships between or among variables that must be tested.
The element under investigation.
Manipulation
What the researcher changes
Independent variable
What the researcher measures; Qualitative/Quantitative Data
Dependent variable
Things that are kept constant to conduct fair testing and establish validity of the experiment.
Controlled variable
A group that is either exposed or not exposed to the treatment.
Condition
“Test objects” that receive treatments in the experiments.
Experimental Group
Group of samples that receives the usual treatment.
Positive control group
