DISCUSSIONS ABOUT THE NATURE OF SCIENCE IN A COURSE ON THE HISTORY OF ASTRONOMY

Authors

  • Alexandre Bagdonas Universidade de São Paulo (USP), Brasil.
  • Victória Flório Pires de Andrade Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP), Brasil.
  • Bruno L´Astorina Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ), Brasil.

Keywords:

Nature of Science, History of Science, Galaxy.

Abstract

There are an increasing number of researches in science education that affirm the importance of discussions on the "nature of science" in basic education level as well as in teacher training. The history of science applied to education is a way to contextualize epistemological discussions, allowing both the understanding of scientific content and learning about science concepts. We present some reasonably consensual definitions on the nature of science that have been widely discussed by the academic community. We show also some episodes in the history of astronomy which can lead to discussions involving some aspects of the nature of science, and how they can do it.

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Published

2010-07-01

How to Cite

Bagdonas, A., Andrade, V. F. P. de, & L´Astorina, B. (2010). DISCUSSIONS ABOUT THE NATURE OF SCIENCE IN A COURSE ON THE HISTORY OF ASTRONOMY. Latin-American Journal of Astronomy Education, (9), 17–31. Retrieved from https://relea.ufscar.br/index.php/relea/article/view/147

Issue

No. 9 (2010)

Section

Articles

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