The Marie Curie historical case: studying the potential of history of science to support pre-service teachers’ reflections on nature of science
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https://doi.org/10.5007/1982-5153.2019v12n1p351Abstract
This paper aims at discussing the contributions of a historical case about Marie Curie for supporting pre-service teachers’ reflections about Nature of Science (NOS). The historical case was drawn in the light of Allchin’s (2013) ideas about contextualised and functional nature of science teaching. The activities based on the case were developed in a class of Chemistry pre-service teachers from a Brazilian public university. All the lessons related to the application of the activities were audio- and video-recorded. From the ideas expressed by the pre-service teachers throughout the process, we discuss the relevance of this teaching approach to guide discussions about NOS aiming at promoting a functional understanding about science.Downloads
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