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ERIC Number: EJ564488
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1998
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ISSN: ISSN-0926-7220
Theories as Models in Teaching Physics.
Kipnis, Nahum
Science and Education, v7 n3 p245-60 May 1998
Argues that discussing theories, including their origin, development and replacement by other theories, can help students understand both the objective and subjective aspects of the scientific process. (DDR)
Descriptors: Higher Education, Knowledge Representation, Models, Philosophy, Physics, Professional Development, Science Education, Science History, Scientific Methodology, Secondary Education, Theories
Publication Type: Guides - Classroom - Teacher; Journal Articles; Speeches/Meeting Papers
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Language: English
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Note: One of the papers selected for presentation at the European Physical Society Interdivisional Conference (Bratislava, Slovakia, 1996).