Asia-Pacific Forum on Science Learning and Teaching, Volume 11, Issue 1, Article 5 (Jun., 2010) Md. Mahbub Alam SARKAR & Jui Judith GOMES Science teachers’ conceptions of nature of science: The case of Bangladesh Previous Contents

Appendix: The Myths of Science Questionnaire (MOSQ)

Directions: Please select the choice that best reflects your opinion, and provide an explanation supporting your selection.

Statement	Opinion			Explanation
	Agree	Uncertain	Disagree
Hypotheses are only developed to become theories
Scientific theories are less secure than laws
Scientific theories can be developed to become laws
Scientific knowledge cannot be changed
The scientific method is a fixed step-by-step process
Science and the scientific method can answer all questions
Scientific knowledge only comes from experiments
Accumulation of evidence makes scientific knowledge more stable
A scientific model (e.g., the atomic model) expresses a copy of reality
Scientists do not use creativity and imagination in developing scientific knowledge
Scientists are open-minded without any biases
Science and technology are identical
Scientific enterprise is an individual enterprise
Society, politics and culture do not affect the development of scientific knowledge

 

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