MSE349 HISTORY AND NATURE OF SCIENCE
| Course Code: |
4600349 |
| METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week): |
3(3-0) |
| ECTS Credit: |
4.0 |
| Department: |
Mathematics And Science Education |
| Language of Instruction: |
English |
| Level of Study: |
Undergraduate |
| Course Coordinator: |
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| Offered Semester: |
Fall Semesters. |
Course Content
Scientific literacy; nature of science; characteristics of scientific knowledge; myths of science; history and philosophy of science; historical development of scientific knowledge; interaction of science with technology, environment and society. Nature of science instruction; students’ conceptions of nature of science; historical approach to understanding of nature of science; teaching science through history and nature of science; activities for teaching the nature of science; activities that promote understandings of the nature of science; nature of science in science textbooks and in science curriculum.
