ED 4175

ED 4175 - The Teaching and Learning of Science in the Intermediate and Secondary School II (IS) provides a context for teacher candidates to develop a greater understanding of the nature of scientific knowledge and how it is generated, explore the rationale(s) for the inclusion of the nature of science as a goal of scientific literacy, analyse research that reports on teachers’ and students’ views about the nature of science, and examine the potential of a range of pedagogical approaches for helping all learners in science develop a greater understanding of the nature of science. Topics include: philosophy, history, and sociology of science; the nature of science (definitions and beliefs); and the nature of science in the classroom. AR: attendance required