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The influence of history of science courses on students' conceptions of the nature of science

Creator:

Abd-El-Khalick, Fouad S.

Abstract:

This study assessed the influence of three history of science (HOS) courses on college students and preservice science teachers' conceptions of the nature of science (NOS), and examined whether participants who entered the investigated HOS courses with a conceptual framework consistent with current NOS views achieved more elaborate NOS understandings....

Resource Type:

Dissertation