Teaching and Assessing the Nature of Chemistry

Authors

  • Sibel Erduran University of Oxford. United Kingdom

Keywords:

Nature of Chemistry, methods in chemistry, Brandon’s Matrix, Project Calibrate.

Abstract

In science textbooks, the scientific method is often presented as a linear and stepwise process that involves hypothesis testing and experiments. Yet history of chemistry illustrates the diversity of methods that also involve non-manipulative observations. The article discusses Brandon’s Matrix that provides a tool for highlighting the diversity of methods in chemistry. Example resources produced by Project Calibrate in England are presented to illustrate how students’ epistemological commitments, metacognition and critical thinking in chemistry can be enhanced.

Author Biography

Sibel Erduran, University of Oxford. United Kingdom

Sibel Erduran is Professor of Science Education at University of Oxford, UK. She is the President
of European Science Education Research Association and Editor-in-Chief of Science & Education. Her books include Argumentation in Chemistry Education: Research, Policy and Practice (Royal Society of
Chemistry) and Transforming Teacher Education through the Epistemic Core of Chemistry:
Empirical Evidence and Practical Strategies (Springer).

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Issue

No. 29 (2021)

Section

Monografia: Filosofia de la química

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