An analysis of Electricity History present in textbooks: Benjamin Franklin s case
This work analyzes how history of electricity is presented in textbooks for Fundamental and Secondary Schools. In particular it analyzes how Benjamin Franklin s studies on electricity are described by these books taking into account the quality of historical information and ideas on the nature o...
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Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina (UFSC)
2008-09-01
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| author | Cibelle Celestino Silva Ana Carolina Pimentel |
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| description | This work analyzes how history of electricity is presented in textbooks for
Fundamental and Secondary Schools. In particular it analyzes how Benjamin
Franklin s studies on electricity are described by these books taking
into account the quality of historical information and ideas on the nature
of Science conveyed by these historical narratives. We found that history
of Science presented in the analyzed textbooks is superficial, with
many historiographic mistakes, and brings erroneous views on the nature
of Science and its method that do not correspond to the current
epistemological knowledge. Usually these narratives reinforce the
idea of the existence of genius minds, value only the currently accepted
scientific knowledge and transmit the empirical inductivist views on the
scientific dynamics. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-ea636a8440da4fccbd4dd55ea19d86f02022-12-21T20:15:47ZspaUniversidade Federal de Santa Catarina (UFSC)Caderno Brasileiro de Ensino de Física1677-23342175-79412008-09-0125114115910.5007/2175-7941.2008v25n1p1415414An analysis of Electricity History present in textbooks: Benjamin Franklin s caseCibelle Celestino Silva0Ana Carolina Pimentel1USP - São PauloUSP - São PauloThis work analyzes how history of electricity is presented in textbooks for Fundamental and Secondary Schools. In particular it analyzes how Benjamin Franklin s studies on electricity are described by these books taking into account the quality of historical information and ideas on the nature of Science conveyed by these historical narratives. We found that history of Science presented in the analyzed textbooks is superficial, with many historiographic mistakes, and brings erroneous views on the nature of Science and its method that do not correspond to the current epistemological knowledge. Usually these narratives reinforce the idea of the existence of genius minds, value only the currently accepted scientific knowledge and transmit the empirical inductivist views on the scientific dynamics.https://periodicos.ufsc.br/index.php/fisica/article/view/6200História da FísicaEletricidadeBenjamin FranklinLivro didático |
| spellingShingle | Cibelle Celestino Silva Ana Carolina Pimentel An analysis of Electricity History present in textbooks: Benjamin Franklin s case Caderno Brasileiro de Ensino de Física História da Física Eletricidade Benjamin Franklin Livro didático |
| title | An analysis of Electricity History present in textbooks: Benjamin Franklin s case |
| title_full | An analysis of Electricity History present in textbooks: Benjamin Franklin s case |
| title_fullStr | An analysis of Electricity History present in textbooks: Benjamin Franklin s case |
| title_full_unstemmed | An analysis of Electricity History present in textbooks: Benjamin Franklin s case |
| title_short | An analysis of Electricity History present in textbooks: Benjamin Franklin s case |
| title_sort | analysis of electricity history present in textbooks benjamin franklin s case |
| topic | História da Física Eletricidade Benjamin Franklin Livro didático |
| url | https://periodicos.ufsc.br/index.php/fisica/article/view/6200 |
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