McComas

The Nature of Science in Science Education

Rationales and Strategies
Herausgeber: McComas, W.F.

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

The Nature of Science in Science Education: Rationales and Strategies 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. The book provides a definition of the elements of the nature of science applicable in instruction with a range of methods by which students and teachers can experience aspects of this important field. This book is designed for all of those involved in the science teaching enterprise. Science methods instructors, science education graduate students and science teachers will find a variety of plans by which they can share the content of the nature of science with their students while benefitting from the background and history provided into the role and history of the nature of science in science teaching. A concluding section contains a complete analysis of the variety of tools developed thus far to assess learning in this domain.

Produktdetails

• Science & Technology Education Library 5
• Verlag: Springer Netherlands
• 1998.
• Seitenzahl: 368
• Erscheinungstermin: 30. Juni 1998
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 248mm x 169mm x 29mm
• Gewicht: 730g
• ISBN-13: 9780792350804
• ISBN-10: 0792350804
• Artikelnr.: 21661119

Inhaltsangabe

From the contents: Foreword and Introduction.- I: Rationales for the Nature of Science in Science Instruction.- II: Communicating the Nature of Science Plans, Approaches and Strategies.- III: Communicating the Nature of Science Courses and Course Elements.- IV: Assessing Nature of Science Understanding.- Notes on Contributors.- Index.