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Direct linkJiawen Xiang; Caiqin Han – Journal of Science Education and Technology, 2024
Nature of science (NOS) has been a target of interest for decades. The main goal of this study is to explore the impact of the science, technology, society, environment (STSE) approach on students' understanding of NOS, taking "Galileo's study of free-fall motion" as an example. Participants in this study were 350 students of grade 10…
Descriptors: High School Students, Science Instruction, Concept Formation, Scientific Principles
Shi, Xiaoming – Science & Education, 2021
Adopting an explicit and reflective approach to the teaching of the history and philosophy of science is useful in promoting high school students' understanding of the nature of science. Whereas the history of science is usually signposted clearly in the school science curriculum, the philosophy of science is considered to be embedded in and…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Educational Philosophy, Science Instruction, Reflective Teaching
Wong, Siu Ling; Hodson, Derek – International Journal of Science Education, 2010
This research study sought to identify prominent features of the nature of science (NOS) embedded in authentic scientific inquiry. Fourteen well-established scientists from different parts of the world, working in experimental or theoretical research, in both traditional fields such as astrophysics and rapidly growing research fields such as…
Descriptors: Scientific Principles, Scientists, Inquiry, Scientific Research
Zhang, Danhui; Campbell, Todd – International Journal of Science Education, 2012
This study examines the effectiveness of the Integrated Experiential Learning Curriculum (IELC) in China. This curriculum was developed to engage Chinese elementary students in science to cultivate a scientifically literate society by focusing science instruction on practical applications of scientific knowledge. Cornerstones of the approach…
Descriptors: Teacher Effectiveness, Educational Environment, Outcome Measures, Experiential Learning
Klein, Margrete Siebert, Ed.; Rutherford, F. James, Ed. – 1985
Designed to provide an international cross-section of data on science and mathematics education, this document describes the educational systems of countries that developed innovative approaches to science education. The science-centered systems of Japan, People's Republic of China, East Germany, West Germany, and the Soviet Union are featured in…
Descriptors: Developed Nations, Educational Innovation, Educational Philosophy, Foreign Countries
Peer reviewedShi, Qizhen; Basolo, Fred – Journal of Chemical Education, 1986
Contrasts the elementary and secondary education of students in the People's Republic of China with that of the United States. Describes the chemistry program at Lanzhou University. Lists the required and elective courses taken for a bachelor's degree along with the instruments and equipment available to students, and the careers the graduates…
Descriptors: Chemistry, Chinese Culture, College Science, Elementary Secondary Education
Download full textNational Association for Science, Technology, and Society, University Park, PA. – 1993
This document of conference proceedings is divided into five sections. The first, STS (Science Technology and Society) Studies, contains five papers: (1) "Scientific Discourse and Public Policy" (Jane C. Webb; George R. Webb; Charolette Webb); (2) "An Answer to Neil Postman's 'Technopoly'" (David K. Nations); (3)…
Descriptors: Bioethics, Classroom Environment, Curriculum Development, Developing Nations
