Establishing an Epistemological Base for Science Teaching in the Light of Contemporary Notions of the Nature of Science and of How Children Learn Science.

Cleminson, Andrew

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Publication Date: 1990

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Establishing an Epistemological Base for Science Teaching in the Light of Contemporary Notions of the Nature of Science and of How Children Learn Science.

Cleminson, Andrew

Journal of Research in Science Teaching, v27 n5 p429-45 May 1990

Examined are two aspects of science education--the nature of science and curriculum reform. Contemporary views on the tentative nature of science and a generative model of learning are synthesized. (KR)

Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Cognitive Structures, Concept Formation, Curriculum Development, Elementary School Science, Elementary Secondary Education, Epistemology, Learning Strategies, Middle Schools, Science Curriculum, Science Education, Secondary School Science

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers; Information Analyses

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Audience: Researchers

Language: English

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