A case of History of Science to learn Nature of Science: Semmelweis and childbed fever
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Science Teacher Education
pp. 408-422
Published:
22-11-2015
Authors
- José Antonio Acevedo Díaz (ES) Inspector de Educación jubilado, Huelva
- Antonio García-Carmona (ES) Departamento de Didáctica de las Ciencias, Universidad de Sevilla
- María del Mar Aragón (ES) Departamento de Didáctica, Universidad de Cádiz
Abstract
The Semmelweis case is presented as an interesting story of the History of Science to address in science classroom a set of questions related to the Nature of Science (NOS) from an explicit and reflective approach. The teaching proposal is aimed to the prospective Secondary Education science teachers training in NOS issues and its didactics. Attention is given to both epistemic and non-epistemic aspects in the text of Semmelweis case and the NOS questions asked. Also, some methodological recommendations for implementing and assessing the didactic proposal in science classroom are offered.Keywords
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