Among Malaysian Muslim science students, intensity of discord over scientific claims shows no direct link to scientific reasoning ability¶
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q2 i? The Malaysian survey of 549 students did not reveal a direct link between intensity of discord and ability to reason scientifically. → Ian Robottom and Sharifah Norhaidah 2008
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Ian Robottom and Sharifah Norhaidah 2008¶
Ian Robottom and Sharifah Norhaidah. (2008). Western science and Islamic learners: When disciplines and culture intersect. Journal of Research in International Education 7(2). https://doi.org/10.1177/1475240908091302
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A questionnaire-based survey of 549 Form 4 (age approximately 16) science students from government and religious schools in northern Malaysia, using Lawson's Classroom Test of Scientific Reasoning, Schommer's 63-item epistemological beliefs questionnaire, and a discord questionnaire. The study "did not reveal a direct link between intensity of discord and ability to reason scientifically."
"The study did not reveal a direct link between intensity of discord and ability to reason scientifically. The reasons for this are still unclear, indicating that more can be done to improve our insight in this area."
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Related Claims¶
- Scientific reasoning levels are linked directly to sophistication of epistemological beliefs among Malaysian Muslim students — related
- Malaysian Muslim students' discord scores are inversely related to sophistication of epistemological beliefs — related
- Australian and Malaysian Muslim learners ranked discord items differently, with Australian students most resistant to anti-science statements and most accepting of divine-cause statements — related
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Among Malaysian Muslim science students, intensity of discord over scientific claims shows no direct link to scientific reasoning ability |
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Among Malaysian Muslim science students, intensity of discord over scientific claims shows no direct link to scientific reasoning ability |
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