The Nature of Science in Science Education
Rationales and Strategies
Editors: McComas, W.F. (Ed.)
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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.
- Table of contents (21 chapters)
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The Role and Character of the Nature of Science in Science Education
Pages 3-39
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The Nature of Science in International Science Education Standards Documents
Pages 41-52
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The Principal Elements of the Nature of Science: Dispelling the Myths
Pages 53-70
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The Card Exchange: Introducing the Philosophy of Science
Pages 73-82
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Avoiding De-Natured Science: Activities that Promote Understandings of the Nature of Science
Pages 83-126
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Table of contents (21 chapters)
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Bibliographic Information
- Bibliographic Information
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- Book Title
- The Nature of Science in Science Education
- Book Subtitle
- Rationales and Strategies
- Editors
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- W.F. McComas
- Series Title
- Contemporary Trends and Issues in Science Education
- Series Volume
- 5
- Copyright
- 2002
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Copyright Holder
- Springer Science+Business Media B.V.
- eBook ISBN
- 978-0-306-47215-2
- DOI
- 10.1007/0-306-47215-5
- Hardcover ISBN
- 978-0-7923-5080-4
- Softcover ISBN
- 978-0-7923-6168-8
- Series ISSN
- 1878-0482
- Edition Number
- 1
- Number of Pages
- XXII, 368
- Topics
