Five-point Likert scale question sheets for students
- Strongly disagree
- Disagree
- Uncertain
- Agree
- Strongly agree
Science and Society
- Scientific knowledge can never be completely certain.
- Scientific knowledge is useful for only a few people.
- Scientific knowledge builds on earlier knowledge.
- Over the course of the past century, science has made life easier and improved human health.
- Some questions cannot be answered by science.
- Reliable scientific claims can be uncertain.
- Scientific research that requires financial support can be influenced by companies or other funders.
- Science is primarily concerned with understanding how our material world works.
- Scientific research makes important contributions to medicine and the improvement of public health.
Scientific Practice
- Scientific knowledge is subject to review by other scientists.
- Creativity is important for the growth of scientific knowledge.
- Experiments only rarely need to be repeated.
- Scientists who have different hypotheses will obtain different data from the same experiment.
- Most scientists intentionally keep their work secret.
- All scientific claims should be peer reviewed.
- Experiments are not the only way to conduct scientific investigations.
- A scientist usually works alone.
- Scientific claims must be based on evidence.
How Scientist Behave
- Scientists should ignore new evidence that contradicts their own work.
- Scientists should feel free to change their previous conclusions as new findings arise.
- Scientists should seriously consider new ideas, even when they come from someone who is not a scientist.
- Good scientists must be open minded and skeptical when conducting their research
- Good scientists are completely honest when reporting their research.