2. What in your opinion is the nature of science? What makes science different from other
disciplines of inquiry (religion, philosophy, etc.)?
3 (At this point interviewees were provided with their questionnaires and asked to
familiarize themselves with their earlier responses and to comment on and clarify these
responses.) What did you mean by your response to question number (1±7)?
4. Do you think that teaching the nature of science is important? Why? (or Why not?)
5. Did you teach the nature of science? If yes, how? Why did you teach the nature of
science in that particular way? (If not, why?)
6. Did you do enough? Can you elaborate?
7. Did your students learn the nature of science? How do you know? Did you assess your
students' understanding of the nature of science? How did you do that?
8. What, in your view, is the best way to teach the nature of science to your students?
9. How will you deal with the nature of science when you have your own class?