Toward a Scientific Practice of Science Education

2013 ◽  
pp. 81-98
Keyword(s):  
Science Education ◽  
Scientific Practice ◽  
Practice Of Science

scholarly journals FILSAFAT ILMU KARL R. POPPER DAN THOMAS S. KUHN SERTA IMPLIKASINYA DALAM PENGAJARAN ILMU

HUMANIKA ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 22 (2) ◽  
pp. 39
Author(s):  
Slamet Subekti
Keyword(s):  
Science Education ◽  
Philosophy Of Science ◽  
Paradigm Shift ◽  
Role Models ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
The Other ◽  
Other Hand ◽  
Puzzle Solving ◽  
Similarities And Differences ◽  
Practice Of Science

This article discusses about philosophy of science according to Karl R. Popper and Thomas S. Kuhn. There are similarities and differences between their views about how progress and what function of science.Apparently both Popper and Kuhn agree that science does not proceed by induction. However Kuhn disagrees with the view that science progresses by falsifiability through conjectures and refutations, but occurance by paradigm shift. Popper and Kuhn’s disagreement amounted to a distinction between two functions within the practice of science, one of criticism (Popper) and one of puzzle solving (Kuhn).Science education implies the teaching and learning of science interesting and fruitful in one hand, and teachers should be role models to students in the other hand

scholarly journals Modeling competence in science education

2019 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Mei-Hung Chiu ◽  
Jing-Wen Lin
Keyword(s):  
Science Education ◽  
Scientific Literacy ◽  
Scientific Practice ◽  
Modeling Processes ◽  
Assessment Instruments ◽  
Theoretical Understanding ◽  
Modeling Competence ◽  
Teacher Professional ◽  
Modeling Practice ◽  
Models And Modeling

AbstractResearch on the understanding of the nature of models and modeling processes in science education have received a lot of attention in science education. In this article, we make five claims about the research on modeling competence in science education. The five claims are (1) the development of modeling competence in practice is essential to scientific literacy for twenty-first century citizens, (2) further research is needed to build a holistic and theoretical understanding of models and modeling knowledge (MMingK), (3) providing a modeling-based scaffolding framework for meaningful and active authentic learning is to enhance student’s engagement of scientific practice, (4) appropriate formative assessment instruments and evaluation rubrics to assess students’ modeling processes and products within the context of modeling practice should be developed, and (5) research on learning progression in modeling competence needs to be intertwined with MMingK and modeling practice. Implications for student learning and teacher professional development will be drawn from existing literature.

scholarly journals An Argument for Reversing the Bases of Science Education - A Phenomenological Alternative to Cognitionism

2012 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 185-199 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bo Dahlin ◽  
Edvin Østergaard ◽  
Aksel Hugo
Keyword(s):  
Teacher Education ◽  
Science Education ◽  
Science Teacher ◽  
Science Teachers ◽  
Science Teacher Education ◽  
Life Sciences ◽  
Phenomenological Approach ◽  
Scientific Models ◽  
Practice Of Science

This paper is a phenomenological critique of some of the basic notions informing much of the researchin and practice of science education (SE) today. It is suggested that the philosophical grounds of S Eare in need of three “reversals of primacy”: the ontological primacy of the perceptual lifeworld must replace that of abstract scientific models; the epistemological primacy of attentive practice must replace that of conceptual cognition; and the pedagogical primacy of cultivating competencies must replace that of imparting ready-made knowledge. Four arguments for a phenomenological approach to SE are presented and some consequences for the training of science teachers are discussed; some of which are already being implemented at the science teacher education of the Norwegian University of Life Sciences.

A Prospective Cognition Analysis of Scientific Thinking and the Implications for Teaching and Learning Science

2014 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
pp. 245-257 ◽  
Author(s):  
Corinne Zimmerman ◽  
Steve Croker
Keyword(s):  
Science Education ◽  
Nature Of Science ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Science Learning ◽  
Thinking Skills ◽  
Scientific Thinking ◽  
Cultural Activity ◽  
Science Technology ◽  
And Mathematics ◽  
Practice Of Science

With increased focus on the importance of teaching and learning in the science, technology, engineering, and mathematics disciplines, both educational researchers and cognitive psychologists have been tackling the issues of how best to teach science concepts and scientific thinking skills. As a cultural activity, the practice of science by professional scientists is inherently prospective. Recent calls to make science education more “authentic” necessitate an analysis of the prospective, cumulative, and collaborative nature of science learning and science teaching. We analyze scientific thinking through the lens of prospective cognition by focusing on the anticipatory, social, situated, and multiscale aspects of engaging in science. We then address some of the implications for science education that result from our analysis.

scholarly journals Science Education in the United States of America

1997 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 52-63
Author(s):  
Audrey Champagne
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Science Education ◽  
Federal Government ◽  
Science Teachers ◽  
United States Of America ◽  
Opportunity To Learn ◽  
Postgraduate Education ◽  
The United States ◽  
National Standards ◽  
Practice Of Science

Science education in the United States of America is in the midst of an unprecedented reform movement-unprecedented because the movement is driven by national standards developed with support from the federal government. The standards for science education are redefining the character of science education from kindergarten to the postgraduate education of scientists and science teachers. The theme permeating the new-vision science education is science literacy for all.  Science education is in a state of ferment, making it difficult to characterize the practice of science education in the United States. Because the federal government has no authority to control science education, the practice of science education across the nation has a history of great variability. The national standards provide a coherent vision for what should be. Were the vision realized, all students would have equal opportunity to learn science. However, economic, political, human, and cultural factors are making the achievement of the vision a challenge. 

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