Science characteristics — key trait?
Objectivity, rationality, and verifiability.
Scientific Knowledge — types?
Vulgar (common) and scientific, different methods.
Research methodology — purpose?
Provides systematic procedures to generate reliable knowledge.
Science Characteristics — key traits?
Rationality, objectivity, generality, verification.
Scientific knowledge — definition?
Systematic understanding obtained through observation and experimentation.
Research Methodology — purpose?
To systematically investigate phenomena.
Research Steps — sequence?
Identify problem, review literature, choose method, collect data, analyze, report.
Paradigm — meaning?
Shared scientific assumptions, theories, practices.
Positivist Paradigm — focus?
Empirical, measurable phenomena, objectivity.
Socio-Critical Paradigm — focus?
Social critique, understanding power, inequality.
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1. Which characteristic of science refers to the capacity of scientific statements and theories to be tested and confirmed through empirical evidence and experimentation?
2. What is an example of vulgar or everyday knowledge as defined in the course outline?
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