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Do General Physics Textbooks Discuss Scientists' Ideas about Atomic Structure? A Case in Korea
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Niaz, Mansoor; Kwon, Sangwoon; Kim, Nahyun; Lee, Gyoungho – Physics Education, 2013
Research in science education has recognized the importance of teaching atomic structure within a history and philosophy of science perspective. The objective of this study is to evaluate general physics textbooks published in Korea based on the eight criteria developed in previous research. The result of this study shows that Korean general…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Nuclear Physics, Scientists, Textbooks
A Reconstruction of Structure of the Atom and Its Implications for General Physics Textbooks: A History and Philosophy of Science Perspective
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Rodriguez, Maria A.; Niaz, Mansoor – Journal of Science Education and Technology, 2004
Recent research in science education has recognized the importance of history and philosophy of science. The objective of this study is to evaluate the presentation of the Thomson, Rutherford, and Bohr models of the atom in general physics textbooks based on criteria derived from history and philosophy of science. Forty-one general physics…
Descriptors: Textbooks, Physics, Science History, Science Education