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The History of Chemistry in Chemical Education (2020)

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The role of history in science education has recently garnered wider interest owing to the heightened importance the Next Generation Science Standards (2012) has placed on conveying to students an understanding of the “nature of science.” This essay strives to set this development in historical context by examining the changing role of the history of chemistry in chemical education over the last century. It focuses on two specific episodes: Edgar Fahs Smith’s history of chemistry course at the University of Pennsylvania and James Bryant Conant’s ultimately unsuccessful program at Harvard for general science education. The essay then compares these two episodes to the current emphasis on teaching the “nature of science” to students, arguing that using history to teach the “nature of science” distorts history in a manner that undermines the professional values of historians and suggesting that collaboration between historians and science educators is possible only when the professional interests of both are preserved.

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Article Karen Rader (2020) Introduction: The Changing Pedagogical Landscapes of History of Science and the “Two Cultures”. Isis: International Review Devoted to the History of Science and Its Cultural Influences (pp. 568-575). unapi

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Authors & Contributors
Dennis, David Brandon
Pisano, Jessica M.
Basso, Andrea
Moretti, Maria
Grotti, Marco
Børsen, Tom
Concepts
Chemistry
Science education and teaching
Teaching; pedagogy
Universities and colleges
Laboratories
Scientific apparatus and instruments
Time Periods
20th century
19th century
21st century
18th century
20th century, late
17th century
Places
United States
Italy
Great Britain
Leipzig (Germany)
Japan
France
Institutions
Harvard University
University of Pennsylvania
Lafayette College (Easton, Pa.)
Universität Leipzig
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