1st Edition
From 'Science in the Making' to Understanding the Nature of Science An Overview for Science Educators
By Mansoor Niaz
Copyright 2012
264 Pages
by
Routledge
264 Pages
by
Routledge
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The Nature of Science is highly topical among science teacher educators and researchers. Increasingly, it is a mandated topic in state curriculum documents. This book draws together recent research on Nature of Science studies within a historical and philosophical framework suitable for students and teacher educators. Traditional science curricula and textbooks present science as a finished... Read more
Contents
Preface
Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- Science in the Making and Heuristic Principles in a Historical Context
- Students and Teachers’ Understanding of the Nature of Science
- How to Introduce the Nature of science in the Classroom?
- Role of Heuristic Principles in Understanding the Nature of Science
- How Views of Leon Cooper (Nobel Laureate) can Influence In-service Teachers’ Understanding of the Nature of Science?
- Martin Perl’s (Nobel Laureate) Perspective on the Nature of Science and Teaching Science
- Conclusion: From Science in the Making to Understanding the Nature of Science
Notes
References
Index
Biography
Mansoor Niaz is Professor in the Chemistry Department at Universidad de Oriente, Cumaná, Venezuela.
