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Human Science as an Area of Knowledge
In this unit on the Human Sciences as an Area of Knowledge we will cover the following:
Lesson 1
What is/isn’t human science? Difference from Natural Science and History
IB Subjects
Connection to truth tests: complex causes
Connection to the 12 concepts
Connection to Scope
Lesson 2
Denmark: happiest country on Earth?
How would we know?
Mini debate: this house supports the world happiness index finding about Denmark’s ranking is both correct and useful
Connection to Methods and Tools
Lesson 3
Human Science Methodology
Observation, Questionnaires, Experiments, Interviews
And attendant limits, biases, placebos, and the challenge of replication
Homework: School bridge-builder feedback survey: find the biases
Connection to Methods and Tools
Lesson 4
Human Science Methodology
Ethical drawbacks:
Milgram Experiment
Horace Milner’s American Anthropologist
Connection to Ethics and Perspectives
Lesson 5
Human Science Group Research Project
a) Determining your study: creating hypotheses and means of gathering data
Connection to Methods and Tools
Lesson 6
Human Science Group Reseach Project
b) Gathering data, conducting research
Connection to Methods and Tools
Lesson 7
Human Science Group Research Project
c) Presenting findings and prize for best research!
Connection to Methods and Tools
Lesson 8
Trends, laws, correlations, feedback loops
Teacher example: Meta-Cognitive Therapy = Pseudoscience
Connection to Perspectives and Ethics
Assessment: in-class assignemnt of a practice Exhibition Commentary
Approaches to Learning:
Research Skills: Design, conduct, and evaluate small-scale human science investigations using surveys, interviews, or experiments.
Social Skills: Collaborate effectively in group research projects, sharing responsibilities and integrating multiple perspectives.
Critical Thinking Skills: Identify and analyse methodological biases and ethical limitations in human science studies.
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