Theory of Knowledge

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Theory of Knowledge

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Theory of Knowledge Presentation Structure
Other Real-Life Situation
Real-Life Situation
Other Real-Life Situation
application
extraction
Knowledge Issue (recognized)
Knowledge Issue(s) (developed)
progression
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Science and prediction

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Presentation 1 Science and Prediction
REAL LIFE SITUATION The 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami
and the location of its epicentre
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Presentation 1 Science and Prediction
REAL LIFE SITUATION The 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami
and the location of its epicentre
KNOWLEDGE ISSUE To what extent does prediction
test the validity of a scientific theory?
KEY Extraction
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Presentation 1 Science and Prediction
REAL LIFE SITUATION The 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami
and the location of its epicentre
KNOWLEDGE ISSUE To what extent does prediction
test the validity of a scientific theory?
KEY Extraction Development
General nature of scientific theory
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Presentation 1 Science and Prediction
REAL LIFE SITUATION The 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami
and the location of its epicentre
Geology tectonic theory as an explanation
for continental drift
Predictions generated by standard tectonic theory
Explanatory power, predictions from patterns
Strengths
KNOWLEDGE ISSUE To what extent does prediction
test the validity of a scientific theory?
KEY Extraction Development Application back
General nature of scientific theory
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Presentation 1 Science and Prediction
REAL LIFE SITUATION The 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami
and the location of its epicentre
Application of, and responses to, these
difficulties in the context of the tsunami
Geology tectonic theory as an explanation
for continental drift
Predictions generated by standard tectonic theory
Explanatory power, predictions from patterns
Observer effects
Strengths
Problems
Problems of induction and generalization
KNOWLEDGE ISSUE To what extent does prediction
test the validity of a scientific theory?
Confounding variables, complexity of interactions
Amenability to experimentation, historical
versus experimental data
Difficulties with measurement, specifying Initial
conditions
KEY Extraction Development Application back
General nature of scientific theory
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Presentation 1 Science and Prediction
Chemistry valence shell electron pair repulsion
theory
REAL LIFE SITUATION The 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami
and the location of its epicentre
Chemistry Mendeleev and periodicity
Application of, and responses to, these
difficulties in the context of the tsunami
Geology tectonic theory as an explanation
for continental drift
Economics the Phillips curve
Other real-life situations (natural sciences and
human sciences)
Predictions generated by standard tectonic theory
Biology evolution by natural selection homology,
palaeontology, artificial selection, etc.
Explanatory power, predictions from patterns
Observer effects
Strengths
Problems
Problems of induction and generalization
KNOWLEDGE ISSUE To what extent does prediction
test the validity of a scientific theory?
Confounding variables, complexity of interactions
Amenability to experimentation, historical
versus experimental data
Difficulties with measurement, specifying Initial
conditions
KEYExtraction Development Application
back Application onward
General nature of scientific theory
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Theory of Knowledge

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