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The value of asking questions

Science begins by asking questions and then seeking answers. Young children understand this intuitively as they explore and try to make sense of their surroundings. However, science education focuses upon the end game of “facts” rather than the exploratory root of the scientific process. Encouraging...

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Autor principal: Vale, Ronald D.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The American Society for Cell Biology 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3596240/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23486404
http://dx.doi.org/10.1091/mbc.E12-09-0660
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description Science begins by asking questions and then seeking answers. Young children understand this intuitively as they explore and try to make sense of their surroundings. However, science education focuses upon the end game of “facts” rather than the exploratory root of the scientific process. Encouraging questioning helps to bring the true spirit of science into our educational system, and the art of asking good questions constitutes an important skill to foster for practicing scientists.
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spelling pubmed-35962402013-05-30 The value of asking questions Vale, Ronald D. Mol Biol Cell Perspective Science begins by asking questions and then seeking answers. Young children understand this intuitively as they explore and try to make sense of their surroundings. However, science education focuses upon the end game of “facts” rather than the exploratory root of the scientific process. Encouraging questioning helps to bring the true spirit of science into our educational system, and the art of asking good questions constitutes an important skill to foster for practicing scientists. The American Society for Cell Biology 2013-03-15 /pmc/articles/PMC3596240/ /pubmed/23486404 http://dx.doi.org/10.1091/mbc.E12-09-0660 Text en © 2013 Vale. This article is distributed by The American Society for Cell Biology under license from the author(s). Two months after publication it is available to the public under an Attribution–Noncommercial–Share Alike 3.0 Unported Creative Commons License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0). “ASCB®,” “The American Society for Cell Biology®,” and “Molecular Biology of the Cell®” are registered trademarks of The American Society of Cell BD; are registered trademarks of The American Society of Cell Biology.
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