Adapting Historical Knowledge Production to the Classroom / / edited by P.V. Kokkotas, K.S Malamitsa, A.A. Rizaki.

The aims of this book are: • to contribute to professional development of those directly involved in science education (science teachers, elementary and secondary science teacher advisors, researchers in science education, etc), • to contribute to the improvement of the quality of science education...

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Place / Publishing House:Rotterdam : : SensePublishers :, Imprint: SensePublishers,, 2010.
Year of Publication:2010
Edition:1st ed. 2010.
Language:English
Physical Description:1 online resource (260 p.)
Notes:Description based upon print version of record.
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Table of Contents:
  • Theoretical Framework
  • Teaching the Philosophical and Worldview Components of Science
  • Is The History of Science the Wasteland of False Theories?
  • The History of Science And The Future of Science Education
  • Textbooks of The Physical Sciences and The History of Science
  • Does History of Science Contribute To The Construction of Knowledge In The Constructivist Environments of Learning?
  • On the Concept of Energy
  • Troublesome Droplets
  • The Antikythera Mechanism
  • History of Science and Argumentation in Science Education
  • Integration of Science Education and History of Science
  • Praxis
  • Teaching Modern Physics, Using Selected Nobel Lectures
  • Classroom Explorations With Pendulums, Mirrors, and Galileo’S Drama
  • Developing Greek Primary School Students’ Graph/Chart Interpretation and Reading Comprehension as Critical Thinking Skills
  • Use of the History of Science in the Design of Research-informed NOS Materials for Teacher Education
  • Which HPS do/should Textbooks Refer to? The Historical Debate on the Nature of Electrical Fluids
  • A wiki-course for Teacher Training in Science Education
  • Could Scientific Controversies be used as a Tool for Teaching Science in the Compulsory Education?
  • Resolving Dilemmas in Acquiring Knowledge of Newton’s First Law: Is the History of Science Helpful?.