Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ625476
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2001
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Scientific Controversies in Teaching Science: The Case of Volta.
Kipnis, Nahum
Science and Education, v10 n1-2 p33-49 Jan-Mar 2001
Discusses a way of introducing a scientific controversy that emphasizes objective aspects of such issues as multiple theoretical interpretation of phenomena, choosing a theory, and insistence on the chosen theory. The goal is to give students a better insight into the workings of science and provide guidelines for building theories in their own research. (Author/SAH)
Descriptors: Higher Education, Science Education, Teaching Models, Theories, Theory Practice Relationship
Publication Type: Guides - Classroom - Teacher; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Note: Special issue: 1999 International History, Philosophy and Science Teaching Conference: A Selection.
