Article ID: CBB563187677

Teaching Traditional Chinese Science as a Part of a NOS Curriculum in Hong Kong (2021)

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Undergraduate courses on the nature of science (NOS) often involve teaching a set of core elements. Without extensive unpacking and reflection, the complexity of those NOS elements could be easily misinterpreted and oversimplified by the students. Our paper will explain how we teach our Hong Kong university students the NOS by introducing traditional Chinese science in a general education common core course. This course adopted a seminar method of teaching by introducing and discussing the cultural–historical context in its pedagogical design. There are indicators that this approach is effective as the conflict between students’ own culture and what they are learning generated a deeper reflection and integration of the newly learned with their prior knowledge and personal beliefs. We believe our pilot study would be an invaluable case study for exploring ways to improve NOS teaching for other educators.

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Authors & Contributors
Garik, Peter
Matthews, Michael R.
Song, Jinwoong
Wittingslow, Ryan
Robby Zidny
Pablo Antonio Archila
Concepts
Science education and teaching
Teaching; pedagogy
Universities and colleges
Nature of Science (NOS) -- science education contexts
Science and culture
History of science, as a discipline
Time Periods
20th century, early
19th century
18th century
21st century
Modern
20th century
Places
United States
Lisbon (Portugal)
East Asia
Ukraine
Colombia
Turkey
Institutions
Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)
National Science Foundation (U.S.)
University of Pennsylvania
Jesuits (Society of Jesus)
University of Chicago
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