Suggestions, ideas, and examples for attitudes, habits of mind, or dispositions

Suggestions for use

Categorization or organization of the attitudes might be helpful. Possible categories might be - personal; group/ collaborative/ cooperative; professional; communication; imaginative/ creative, visualization abilities, divergent thinking, questioning, idea generation such as alternative ideas, unusual, metaphors, novel, synthesis, solutions, designs

Some words alone are not attitudes. While they can be defined as an attitude, sometimes adding a value word may be helpful. For example - Communication - values communication, desires to communicate, feels communication is .. feels science is important and useful.

Possible attitudes, habits of mind, or dispositions

No degree of importance is implied by the order of the terms.

Knowledgeable
Knows many science generalizations, concepts, and facts; understands scientific inquiry; and understands the history, nature, social, personal, and technological perspectives of science.

Reflective
Willingly considers new ideas and evidence against previous ideas and evidence.

Curious
Asks and answers questions to understand at deeper levels.

Open-minded
Tolerates ideas and opinions of others and the importance of carefully considering ideas that may seem disquieting or at odds with what is generally believed and willing to change ideas in light of new evidence.

Skeptical
Doubts, questions, and reconsiders conclusions.

Sensitive
Considers all actions and inactions results on all living and nonliving things.

Tentative
Hesitant to draw conclusions.

Objective
Makes decisions based on facts.

Cooperative
Works with others for common goals and shares ideas.

Persistent
Continues despite obstacles, warnings or setbacks.

Acceptant of failure
Considers failure as an occasional part of the scientific endeavor.

Enjoyment
Expresses pleasure in understanding and pursuing understanding.

Flexibility
Willing to change with new evidence and/ or explanation.

Respect for evidence
Insistent on evidence. Requires evidence to formulate explanations and make decisions and will seek additional evidence to verify ideas and make decisions.

Creative
Imagines ideas that are original or not ordinarily thought

Science self-efficacy
Believe in their abilities and skills in using and learning science processes and knowledge in a useful effective manner

Values communication
Seeks ways to communicate that effectively enable others to accurately conceptualize the ideas wanting to be communicated.

Disposed to apply science knowledge
Ready to think and apply what they know related to science; all ideas from all dimensions (knowledge, processes, attitudes, and perspectives of science).

Caring
Care for others, the natural world, and human-made objects caring includes the ways that people individually and collectively participate for the well being of all things for the present and future.