Secondary students’ learning about the nature of science through the historical case of Semmelweis and childbed fever
This paper presents the findings from the assessment of an activity for learning some nature of science (NOS) aspects using as context the historical case of Semmelweis’ research on childbed fever. The activity is intended for 15-16-year-old students and it was performed from an explicit and reflect...
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| author | María del Mar Aragón-Méndez Antonio García-Carmona José Antonio Acevedo-Díaz |
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| description | This paper presents the findings from the assessment of an activity for learning some nature of science (NOS) aspects using as context the historical case of Semmelweis’ research on childbed fever. The activity is intended for 15-16-year-old students and it was performed from an explicit and reflective approach. A rubric was employed to assess students’ learning, which was applied using a method of inter-rate analysis. Also, the teacher’s diary was used as a complementary tool of assessment. Globally, the findings show students’ progression in understanding the aspects of NOS addressed. The students attained a moderate level of understanding in relation to epistemic aspects, but their levels of understanding were higher regarding the non-epistemic. Therefore, the pedagogical potential of the activity for learning on NOS is evidenced. Finally, some educational implications of the experience are proposed. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-f1a0d647b258499ca0f555efa21876972022-12-21T19:27:18ZengUniversidad Distrital Francisco José de CaldasRevista Científica0124-22532344-83502016-12-0142730231710.14483/udistrital.jour.RC.2016.27.a18467Secondary students’ learning about the nature of science through the historical case of Semmelweis and childbed feverMaría del Mar Aragón-Méndez0Antonio García-Carmona1José Antonio Acevedo-Díaz2Departamento de Didáctica, Universidad de Cádiz, EspañaDepartamento de Didáctica de las Ciencias, Universidad de Sevilla, EspañaInspector de Educación, Jubilado, Huelva, EspañaThis paper presents the findings from the assessment of an activity for learning some nature of science (NOS) aspects using as context the historical case of Semmelweis’ research on childbed fever. The activity is intended for 15-16-year-old students and it was performed from an explicit and reflective approach. A rubric was employed to assess students’ learning, which was applied using a method of inter-rate analysis. Also, the teacher’s diary was used as a complementary tool of assessment. Globally, the findings show students’ progression in understanding the aspects of NOS addressed. The students attained a moderate level of understanding in relation to epistemic aspects, but their levels of understanding were higher regarding the non-epistemic. Therefore, the pedagogical potential of the activity for learning on NOS is evidenced. Finally, some educational implications of the experience are proposed.http://revistas.udistrital.edu.co/ojs/index.php/revcie/article/view/11320educación científica, educación secundaria, historia de la ciencia, naturaleza de la ciencia, Semmelweis. |
| spellingShingle | María del Mar Aragón-Méndez Antonio García-Carmona José Antonio Acevedo-Díaz Secondary students’ learning about the nature of science through the historical case of Semmelweis and childbed fever Revista Científica educación científica, educación secundaria, historia de la ciencia, naturaleza de la ciencia, Semmelweis. |
| title | Secondary students’ learning about the nature of science through the historical case of Semmelweis and childbed fever |
| title_full | Secondary students’ learning about the nature of science through the historical case of Semmelweis and childbed fever |
| title_fullStr | Secondary students’ learning about the nature of science through the historical case of Semmelweis and childbed fever |
| title_full_unstemmed | Secondary students’ learning about the nature of science through the historical case of Semmelweis and childbed fever |
| title_short | Secondary students’ learning about the nature of science through the historical case of Semmelweis and childbed fever |
| title_sort | secondary students learning about the nature of science through the historical case of semmelweis and childbed fever |
| topic | educación científica, educación secundaria, historia de la ciencia, naturaleza de la ciencia, Semmelweis. |
| url | http://revistas.udistrital.edu.co/ojs/index.php/revcie/article/view/11320 |
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