woodchurch science

researchers at durham university (gott, duggan, roberts and hussain) have collected ideas together which underpin the collection, analysis and interpretation of data. these have to be understood before we can handle scientific evidence effectively. they have called these ideas concepts of evidence.

some pupils will pick up these ideas in the course of studying the more traditional areas of science, but many will not. these students will not understand how to evaluate scientific evidence unless the underlying concepts of evidence are specifically taught. if these ideas are to be taught, then they need to be carefully defined.

this list includes many definitions. the full version pdf is not suitable for gcse - because it’s far too much. is available here and the gcse version pdf which isn’t very pupil friendly but useful nonertheless is available here.

links are working but they can be a bit slow to load…so try these they are quicker:
concepts of evidence doc
full version pdf
gcse version pdf

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