Grade 11 Students' Understandings About the Nature of Science

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     The purpose of this qualitative research was to examine twelve selected Grade 11 students' understanding of the nature of science using semi-structured interviews. The students included six boys and six girls. The nature of science ideas investigated included the concepts that science was subject to change, science demanded evidence and science was a complex social activity. Findings indicated that participants understood that scientific knowledge had undergone several changes through time because scientists carried out experiments to search for scientific evidences. However, the students, in particular low biology achievement students, rarely realized the importance of the cooperation between scientists and people in society in the development of science.