Historical Case Studies: Teaching the Nature of Science in Context.

Irwin, Allan R.

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ERIC Number: EJ598055

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Publication Date: 2000

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Historical Case Studies: Teaching the Nature of Science in Context.

Irwin, Allan R.

Science Education, v84 n1 p5-26 Jan 2000

Argues for the benefits of using historical perspective in the teaching and learning of science. Describes the positive effects of using such an approach during the study of atomic theory with 14-year-old students. (Contains 27 references.) (Author/WRM)

Descriptors: Atomic Theory, Case Method (Teaching Technique), Foreign Countries, Science History, Science Instruction, Scientific Concepts, Scientific Enterprise, Scientific Principles, Scientists, Secondary Education

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: United Kingdom

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