Exploring High School Students’ Views Regarding the Nature of Scientific Theory: A Study in Taiwan

The purpose of this study was to explore high school students' views regarding the nature of scientific theory via a context of competing theories for the extinction of dinosaurs. It is believed that views regarding the nature of scientific theory are closely related to personal epistemologies toward science. A questionnaire with four open-ended questions was designed to investigate students' views about some aspects of the nature of scientific...