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For many years, philosophers of science including Feyeraband (1975), Bauer (1994) and Gjertsen (1989) have asked the question “is there a scientific method?” The answer is “yes” and “no.” Yes, because there are things that most scientists do most of the time so these might be called scientific methods or methodology.
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McComas, W.F. (2014). Scientific Method (Scientific Methodology). In: McComas, W.F. (eds) The Language of Science Education. SensePublishers, Rotterdam. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-6209-497-0_83
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