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ERIC Number: EJ446458
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1992
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Abstractor: N/A
Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0022-4308
Teaching about the Nature of Science through History: Action Research in the Classroom.
Solomon, Joan; And Others
Journal of Research in Science Teaching, v29 n4 p409-21 Apr 1992
Reports on 18 months of action research that examined the effectiveness of using the history of science to promote British students' understanding of the nature of science. Both quantitative and interview data offer substantial evidence of a strategic movement away from serendipitous empiricism and toward an appreciation of the interactive nature of scientific experiment and theory. (42 references) (JJK)
Descriptors: Action Research, British National Curriculum, Curriculum Development, Foreign Countries, Interviews, Middle Schools, Program Effectiveness, Qualitative Research, Questionnaires, Science Education, Science History, Science Instruction
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive; Reports - Research
Education Level: N/A
Audience: Teachers; Policymakers; Practitioners
Language: English
Sponsor: N/A
Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers: Great Britain; Science Education Research
Note: Special Issue. Teaching about the History and Nature of Science and Technology.