Binas English edition Notes (1st edition)

1.1 Discuss the nature and origin of natural science. (10) An interest in natural science involves finding out about and making sense of the natural world. Natural science is rooted in the belief that nature is comprehensible, it means that it is not capricious and magical, but it is rationally ordered and can therefore be known and understood. Natural science as we know it today combines direct, experimental investigation of nature with reasoned, inductive logical thinking in order to interpret...

nstrumental: is on the opposite side of the continuun of understanding. This is also called doing without real understanding. The ideas are isolated, and cannot be connected to other ideas. Instrumental understanding is related to rote learning. 4. Assimilation: New concept fits in with new ideas. 3b. Accommodation: Accommodation is when the new info does not fit in with existing info so it replaces or revamps it. 5. What does it mean to say that a task has multiple entry points? A problem ...