Representations of Nature of Science in Selected Histories of Science in the Integrated Science Textbooks in China

Autor/inn/en	Wei, Bing; Li, Yue; Chen, Bo
Titel	Representations of Nature of Science in Selected Histories of Science in the Integrated Science Textbooks in China
Quelle	In: School Science and Mathematics, 113 (2013) 4, S.170-179 (10 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0036-6803
DOI	10.1111/ssm.12013
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Scientific Principles; Science History; Textbooks; Junior High Schools; Textbook Content; Scoring Rubrics; China + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; History of science; Wissenschaftsgeschichte; Textbook; Text book; Schulbuch; Lehrbuch; Sekundarstufe I; Lehrbuchtext; Scoring formulas; Auswertungsbogen
Abstract	This study aimed to examine the representations of nature of science (NOS) in the eight histories of science selected from three series of integrated science textbooks used in junior high school in China. Ten aspects of NOS were adopted in the analytical framework. It was found that NOS had not been well treated in the selected histories of science in the three series of science textbooks. Specifically, it was found that the empirical and inferential aspects were treated better than other aspects, and discrepancies existed among the three series of science textbooks and among the eight histories of science in terms of dealing with the target NOS aspects. Implications for addressing NOS in historical materials in science textbooks were discussed in the final part of this paper. (Contains 5 tables.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10