Epistemology, practical work and Academic skills in science education
@article{Kirschner1992EpistemologyPW,
title={Epistemology, practical work and Academic skills in science education},
author={Paul A. Kirschner},
journal={Science \& Education},
year={1992},
volume={1},
pages={273-299},
url={https://api.semanticscholar.org/CorpusID:146174053}
}This article discusses the inherent flaws in considering and using the epistemology of the natural sciences as equivalent to a pedagogic basis for teaching and learning in the natural sciences. It begins with a discussion of the difference between practising science and learning to practice science. It follows with a discussion and refutation of three commonly held motives for using practicals in science education. It concludes with the presentation of three new, better motives for their use.
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