The Nature of Science in Science Education

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xxi

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2. Rationales for Including Nature of Science in Science Instruction

   1. The Role and Character of the Nature of Science in Science Education

      • William F. McComas, Michael P. Clough, Hiya Almazroa

      Pages 3-39

   2. The Nature of Science in International Science Education Standards Documents

      • William F. McComas, Joanne K. Olson

      Pages 41-52

   3. The Principal Elements of the Nature of Science: Dispelling the Myths

      • William F. McComas

      Pages 53-70

3. Communicating the Nature of Science: Plans, Approaches and Strategies

   1. The Card Exchange: Introducing the Philosophy of Science

      • William W. Cobern, Cathleen C. Loving

      Pages 73-82

   2. Avoiding De-Natured Science: Activities that Promote Understandings of the Nature of Science

      • Norman Lederman, Fouad Abd-El-Khalick

      Pages 83-126

   3. Confronting Students’ Conceptions of the Nature of Science with Cooperative Controversy

      • Penny L. Hammerich

      Pages 127-136

   4. Nature of Science Activities Using the Dichotomy to a Philosophy Checklist Scientific Profile: From the Hawking-Gould

      • Cathleen C. Loving

      Pages 137-150

   5. Learning by Designing a Case of Heuristic Directed Theory Development in Science Teachting

      • Fred Jansen, Peter Voogt

      Pages 151-162

   6. Using Historical Case Studies in Biology to Explore the Nature of Science: A Professional Development Program for High School Teachers

      • Karen R. Dawkins, Allan A. Glatthorn

      Pages 163-176

   7. A History of Science Approach to the Nature of Science: Learning Science by Rediscovering it

      • Nahum Kipnis

      Pages 177-196

   8. Integrating the Nature of Science with Student Teaching: Rationale and Strategies

      • Michael P. Clough

      Pages 197-208

4. Communicating the Nature of Science: Courses and Course Elements

   1. A Thematic Introduction to the Nature of Science: The Rationale and Content of a Course for Science Educators

      • William F. McComas

      Pages 211-222

   2. The Nature of Science: Achieving Scientific Literacy by Doing Science

      • John O. Matson, Sharon Parsons

      Pages 223-230

   3. Elementary Science Teaching Methods: Developing and Measuring Student Views about the Nature of Science

      • Yvonne Meichtry

      Pages 231-241

   4. Nature of Science: Implications for Education an Undergraduate Course for Prospective Teachers

      • Karen Sullenger, Steve Turner

      Pages 243-253

   5. The Use of Real and Imaginary Cases in Communicating the Nature of Science: A Course Outline

      • David Boersema

      Pages 255-266

   6. Teaching the Nature of Science as an Element of Science, Technology and Society

      • Barbara Spector, Paschal Strong, Thomas La Porta

      Pages 267-276

   7. Of Starting Points and Destinations: Teacher Education and the Nature of Science

      • Michael L. Bentley, Steve C. Fleury

      Pages 277-291

   8. A Programme for Developing Understanding of the Nature of Science in Teacher Education

      • Mick Nott, Jerry Wellington

      Pages 293-313

The Nature of Science in Science Education is the first book to blend a justification for the inclusion of the history and philosophy of science in science teaching with methods by which this vital content can be shared with a variety of learners. It contains a complete analysis of the variety of tools developed thus far to assess learning in this domain. This book is relevant to science methods instructors, science education graduate students and science teachers.

• Evolution
• Imaginary
• international science
• philosophy of science
• science
• science education
• teacher education
• learning and instruction

• University of Southern California, Los Angeles, USA

  William F. McComas

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