Dewey argues the scientific attitude is achieved by pupils taking a hand in the making of knowledge through inquiry¶

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q1 i? Dewey claims the scientific attitude and habit of mind can be accomplished only by leading the pupil to take a hand in the making of knowledge, transferring guess and opinion into belief authorized by inquiry. → J. Dewey 1910

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J. Dewey 1910¶

J. Dewey. (1910). Science as Subject-Mattcr and as Method. Science, 31: 787. https://www.science.org/journal/science

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The review quotes Dewey's account of how the scientific attitude is formed: pupils "take a hand in the making of knowledge" as guess and opinion become belief authorized by inquiry. This is a theoretical argument, not a tested result.

"This can be accomplished only by leading the pupil to "take a hand in the making of knowledge, by transferring guess and opinion into belief au- thorized by inquiry.""

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