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Direct linkKlassen, Stephen – Science & Education, 2010
Although various reasons have been proposed to explain the potential effectiveness of science stories to promote learning, no explicit relationship of stories to learning theory in science has been propounded. In this paper, two structurally analogous models are developed and compared: a structural model of stories and a temporal conceptual change…
Descriptors: Learning Theories, Story Telling, Story Grammar, Active Learning
Klassen, Stephen – Science & Education, 2009
Science educators are beginning to establish a theoretical and methodological foundation for constructing and using stories in science teaching. At the same time, it is not clear to what degree science stories that have recently been written adhere to the guidelines that are being proposed. The author has written a story about Louis Slotin, which…
Descriptors: Literary Criticism, Radiation, Science Education, Teaching Methods
Metz, Don; Klassen, Stephen; McMillan, Barbara; Clough, Michael; Olson, Joanne – Science & Education, 2007
Many educators today advocate the use of historical narratives as one of a number of possible contexts for teaching science. However, several pedagogical and epistemological issues arise when implementing narratives in the classroom. In this paper, we are interested in expanding our view of narrative, specific to integrating the history of science…
Descriptors: Science Teachers, Science Instruction, Teaching Methods, Personal Narratives
