Course Objectives
- Students will be able to analyze and reflect on current issues in the philosophy of science within the context of science teaching.
- Students will be able to critique contemporary issues in the philosophy of science.
- Students will be able to explain the difference between science and pseudo-science.
- Students will be able to list and explain the approaches regarding theory change in science.
- Students will be able to express their positions about the nature of science.
- Students will be able to compare the different approaches in the nature of science studies.
- Students will be able to develop and design a product reflecting their standpoints about the philosophy and nature of science from an educator standpoint.