Philosophy of Chemistry [electronic resource] : An Emerging Field with Implications for Chemistry Education / Sibel Erduran.
Traditional applications of history and philosophy of science in chemistry education have concentrated on the teaching and learning of "history of chemistry". This paper considers the recent emergence of "philosophy of chemistry" as a distinct field and explores the implications...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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1999.
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| Summary: | Traditional applications of history and philosophy of science in chemistry education have concentrated on the teaching and learning of "history of chemistry". This paper considers the recent emergence of "philosophy of chemistry" as a distinct field and explores the implications of philosophy of chemistry for chemistry education in the context of teaching and learning chemical models. This paper calls for preventing the mutually exclusive development of chemistry education and philosophy of chemistry, and argues that research in chemistry education should strive to learn from the mistakes that resulted when early developments in science education were made separate from advances in philosophy of science. Contains 54 references. (Author/WRM) |
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| Item Description: | ERIC Document Number: ED434811. ERIC Note: Paper presented at the History, Philosophy and Science Teaching Conference (5th, Pavia, Italy, September, 1999). |
| Physical Description: | 10 p. |