1. Pseudoscience Is educational research a pseudoscience?

2. Pseudoscience Is indifferent to facts. Is based on hearsay, myth, fantasy, wishful thinking, stories and tall tales, and rumors. Ignores conflicting evidence that fails to support the “hypothesis.” Is indifferent to the criteria of a valid science.

3. Pseudoscience… Bases claims on incomplete information. Appeals to emotion, sentiment, and distrust of established fact/authority. Make extraordinary claims that are contradictory to what is known. Makes use of invented vocabulary lacking precise meanings.

4. Examples of pseudoscience Creation science Homeopathy False memory syndrome Facilitated communication ESP Astrology Alternative medicines

5. Can you think of examples of educational programs and practices that seem to be based more on pseudoscience than on rigorous, valid science?