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Grade 11s Believe:

Grade 11 Results:

Out of the 100 people surveyed, 18 accepted the Instrumentalist view point (A theory is only acceptable if it allows us to make accurate predictions). 50 people accepted the Realist view point (Only if it corresponds with the real world). Finally 32 people accepted the Conceptual Relativist view point (Only if it fits in with the scientific community’s system of beliefs about the world).

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