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ERIC Number: EJ625475
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2001
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ISSN: ISSN-0926-7220
The Effect of a History-based Course in Optics on Students' Views about Science.
Galili, Igal; Hazan, Amnon
Science and Education, v10 n1-2 p7-32 Jan-Mar 2001
Describes an experimental course in optics for 10th grade high school students. The course incorporates those historical ideas, views, and conceptions that constituted the early understanding of light and vision. Presents a part of the course which assesses its impact on students' views about science and some related technological and cultural issues. (SAH)
Descriptors: Cultural Differences, Grade 10, Higher Education, Light, Optics, Science History, Science Instruction, Secondary Education, Student Attitudes, Teaching Methods, Technology, Vision
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Note: Special issue: 1999 International History, Philosophy and Science Teaching Conference: A Selection.