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In Praise of a Historical Storytelling Approach in Science Education (2020)

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Biology Primary and secondary education History of science, as a discipline Teaching; pedagogy Science education and teaching 21st century 20th century, late

In the 1970s and 1980s, the use of history of science in science education was controversial. In the three last decades attitudes have changed, but the question of best practice has not been definitively answered: What type of historical knowledge should be incorporated in pedagogical contexts, and how? This essay discusses features of historically informed narratives that are suitable for teaching science from upper secondary education on, looking in particular at cases in the history of biology. The essay argues that such narratives should focus on the evolution of fundamental concepts and theories in a given scientific discipline, not on the life and work of one or a few scientists; that a story’s historical content must be carefully selected and heavily contextualized in order to serve pedagogical needs; and that storytelling techniques should be actively used to engage students.

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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
Patricia J. Smith
Dagg, Joachim
Cláudia Faria
Pablo Antonio Archila
Dennis, David Brandon
Gaspar, Raquel
Journals
Science and Education
History of Education Quarterly
Technology and Culture
Studies in History and Philosophy of Science Part C: Studies in History and Philosophy of Biological and Biomedical Sciences
Lychnos
Journal of the History of Biology
Publishers
Liberty University
Yale University Press
Concepts
Science education and teaching
Teaching; pedagogy
Primary and secondary education
History of science, as a discipline
Biology
Nature of Science (NOS) -- science education contexts
People
Papert, Seymour A.
Jeannette Wing
Smith, Sydney
Radick, Gregory
Oersted, Hans Christian
Keller, Evelyn Fox
Time Periods
21st century
20th century, late
19th century
20th century, early
18th century
Places
United States
Sweden
Colombia
Turkey
Finland
Canada
Institutions
Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)
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