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I feel science is better described as the process of observation, quantification, evaluation, and prediction. These steps include the themes everyone has mentioned. What is this for?
Alex Wall
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I missed the opening, too, and cannot find it in my trash bin, but that never stopped me before.
My 2 cents:
I would combine "Mathematics" and "Probability and Statistics" into one group and call it "Quantification."
I would adopt Karen's "Imagination."
I would replace "Experimentation" with "Empiricism." (Not all science is experimental)
Matt
On Jun 28, 2011, at 2:43 PM, Karen Reeds wrote:
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> I missed the beginning of this thread, but I think imagination is a necessary foundation for science (and science education).
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>> I would think they (Subject) are logic, mathematics, experimentation,
>> probability-statistics. Am I missing anything?
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