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The Principal Elements of the Nature of Science : Dispelling the Myths
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
|---|---|
| Author | McComas, William F. |
| Copyright Year | 1998 |
| Abstract | The “myths of science” discussed here are commonly included in science textbooks, in classroom discourse and in the minds of adult Americans. These fifteen issues, described here as “myths of science,” do not represent all of the important issues that teachers should consider when designing instruction relative to the nature of science, but may serve as starting points for evaluating current instructional foci while enhancing future curriculum design. Misconceptions about science are most likely due to the lack of philosophy of science content in teacher education programs and the failure of such programs to provide real science research experiences for preservice teachers while another source of the problem may be the generally shallow treatment of the nature of science in the textbooks to which teachers might turn for guidance. Some of these myths, such as the idea that there is a scientific method, are most likely caused by the explicit inclusion of faulty ideas in textbooks while others, such as lack of knowledge of the social construction of scientific knowledge, are the result of omissions in texts. |
| File Format | PDF HTM / HTML |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | https://pase.uark.edu/_resources/images/the-myths-of-science.pdf |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://newdualism.org/papers/W.McComas/McComas-ScienceMyths-1998.pdf |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://www.cse.cuhk.edu.hk/~csc5110/materials/TheMythsOfScience.pdf |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://earthweb.ess.washington.edu/roe/Knowability_590/Week2/Myths%20of%20Science.pdf |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://coehp.uark.edu/pase/TheMythsOfScience.pdf |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Experience Textbooks |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
