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ERIC Number: EJ628538
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2000
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ISSN: ISSN-0047-231X
How Not To Teach Historical Cases in Science.
Allchin, Douglas
Journal of College Science Teaching, v30 n1 p33-37 Sep 2000
Points out history as a valuable teaching tool for the development of concepts, reconstructing reasoning, celebrating scientific discovery, and bringing anecdotal humor into a lecture. Discusses how teachers can use history without misleading. (Contains 32 references.) (YDS)
Descriptors: Higher Education, Historical Interpretation, History, Science Instruction, Teaching Methods
Publication Type: Guides - Classroom - Teacher; Journal Articles; Opinion Papers
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Language: English
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Note: Special issue: The Art--and Science--of Good Storytelling.