تطور صورة المنهج العلمي لدى الطلبة في مستويات دراسية مختلفة

Abstract EN

This study aimed at investigating the development of 7th, 9th, 1st secondary (both scientific and literary streams), 1st university level and 3 rd university level students’ perceptions of the scientific method and the way this development occurs.

The sample of the study consisted of 592 male and female students that were randomly chosen from the aforementioned levels of study.

These students were asked to answer (10) open-ended questions about the scientific method: its concept, bases, techniques, credibility and tools and means used to conduct it.

The results showed that there is qualitative and quantitative development in the students’ perceptions about the concept, bases, techniques and credibility of the scientific method, but the qualitative development was more obvious than the quantitative development.

On the other hand, there were no clear trend in the development of the students’ perceptions about the means and tools of the scientific method.

In general, the results of the study revealed that there was development in the students’ perceptions of the scientific method from Baconian perception for the seventh and ninth grades, to a transitional stage between Baconian and Logical positivism views for the first secondary school students, to logical positivism for the university students