PHILOSOPHICAL PERSPECTIVES THAT DESCRIBE HOW THE WORK IN CHEMISTRY EDUCATION

Silalahi, Albinus (2016) PHILOSOPHICAL PERSPECTIVES THAT DESCRIBE HOW THE WORK IN CHEMISTRY EDUCATION. In: Proceeding AISTEEL The First Annual International Seminar on Transformative Education and Educational Leadership, 19 November 2016, Medan.

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Abstract

The relationship between chemistry (science) education and philosophical aspects of chemistry (science) has a long history. According to [7], over the last 100 years, there have been three major movements in philosophy of chemistry (science): empiricism, historicism, and naturalized philosophy of science. But the historical reconstructions of science content are not as fruitful as many science educators would like us to believe [25,26] and the development of new perspectives on how philosophical aspects of chemistry can inform education has had rather slow progress [8]. Interestingly, a recent review of the literature in chemistry education has recognized the need for research in chemistry education based on history and philosophy of science, while the philosophy of chemistry is gradually emerging as a distinctive epistemology for chemistry [28] --- More work that investigates what constitutes the nature of chemistry [2] --- philosophically, epistemologically, and historically--how it may become integrated into the curriculum is needed so that a better understanding of what chemistry education is all about may be obtained [32]. A crucial question is thus raised for teacher chemical education: What pedagogical content knowledge do teachers need to have in order to support the learning of philosophical perpectives themes in chemistry education? Philosophers think about the meaning of things and interpretation of that meaning. There is a constant need to update the skills of teachers engaged in teaching chemistry, and so chemistry education speaks to this need [31].

Item Type: Conference or Workshop Item (Paper)
Keywords: chemistry education; philosophy of chemistry; teaching method; creativity and reasoning
Subjects: L Education > L Education (General)
Q Science > QD Chemistry
Depositing User: Mrs Gusti Lisa Utami
Date Deposited: 26 Jan 2018 09:08
Last Modified: 26 Jan 2018 09:08
URI: https://digilib.unimed.ac.id/id/eprint/28931

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