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the view that scientific literacy is best taught by seeing science education as ‘education through science’ as opposed to ‘science through education.’ Key Words: education through science; nature of science, nature of science education; relevance; responsible citizenship; scientific literacy Introduction
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Oct 5, 2018 · Perhaps it is time to carefully reconsider the meaning of concepts in science education, in order to ensure a deep understanding of them and a lucid discourse with them. We therefore welcome manuscripts, informed by the history and philosophy of science, which provide in-depth analyses of scientific concepts and discuss implications for science teaching and learning.
- Kostas Kampourakis
- Kostas.Kampourakis@unige.ch
- 2018
Aug 1, 2016 · The professional practice of teaching science has been undermined by the lack of a clear definition and communication of the activities that students should engage in. Shifting from teaching science as inquiry to teaching science as a practice thus aims to provide a ‘greater clarity of goals about what students should experience, what students should learn, and an enhanced professional ...
- Silke Rönnebeck, Sascha Bernholt, Mathias Jan Ropohl
- 2016
More than just basic knowledge of science facts, contemporary definitions of science literacy have expanded to include understandings of scientific processes and practices, familiarity with how science and scientists work, a capacity to weigh and evaluate the products of science, and an ability to engage in civic decisions about the value of science.
Jun 1, 2009 · This is an epistemological article of international scope embedded in historical and cross-national perspectives which draws on the author’s ideas and analysis of varied scholarly production ...
Nov 23, 2021 · The state and purpose of primary science education. Globally, science education still has considerable room for improvement. According to Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS) data over the past 25 years, children’s foundational primary science education experiences have not yet enabled them to fulfill their potential (M. O. Martin et al., Citation 1997; Thomson et al ...
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Oct 14, 2016 · The body of research and writing on science literacy is immense and scattered across several scholarly fields. It has also been the subject of several comprehensive reviews (e.g., Miller, 1983, 2004; DeBoer, 2000; Laugksch, 2000; Roberts, 2007; Pardo and Calvo, 2004). In this chapter, we explore the many definitions of both science literacy1 and health literacy, as well as how the concepts ...
