An aim for scientific education in France: the image of the nature of science.: The contribution of the history of science in physics courses
- Autores: Laurence Maurines, Daniel Beaufils
- Localización: The Circulation of Science and Technology: Proceedings of the 4th International Conference of the European Society for the History of Science. Barcelona, 18-20 November 2010 / coord. por Antoni M. Roca Rosell, 2012, ISBN 978-84-9965-108-8, págs. 156-164
- Idioma: español
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Resumen
Physics and chemistry programs at the secondary school level in France recommend introducing components of the history of science as well as investigative activities. These two aspects are the result of an implicit general goal of these programs related to the representation of the nature of science and scientific inquiry. We first demonstrate how our historical and epistemological analysis led us to distinguish different learning goals associated with different points of view about science. We then show how these goals can generate classroom activities involving collective inquiry that is based on the implementation of “historical” documents which may or may not be paired with experiments. The approach used in some of our proposals is innovative: the reading assignment of the kit of documents is divided among all students and the synthesis consists in collectively drawing a diagram providing a synoptic visualization of the epistemological objective. Finally we discuss the tensions that our choices created among teachers.
