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标题：The principles of teaching science based on the ideas of Feyerabend regarding the nature of science and the manner of its expansion
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作者：Parvin Bazghandi ; Parvin Bazghandi ; Saeid Zarghami Hamrah 等
期刊名称：Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences
印刷版ISSN：1877-0428
出版年度：2011
卷号：29
页码：969-975
DOI：10.1016/j.sbspro.2011.11.330
语种：English
出版社：Elsevier
摘要：AbstractThe aim of the present study is to recommend some principles for teaching science based on investigation of Feyerabend's ideas regarding the nature of science and the manner of its development. With regard to the aims of the study the qualitative content analysis as well as practical syllogism is used. Feyerabend rejects the positivist idea which states that sensational experiences create scientific and reality-based theories and believes that human different achievements, including rationalism, are different forms of life and are incommensurable. He concludes that variation of methods and theories in the different fields of knowledge are necessary for further criticizing and challenging and also the development of knowledge. Therefore, on the one side, the “A priori” role of observation is not acceptable in the formation of science and, on the other side; the origination and developments of science could not be explained based on some simple methodological rules. On this basis, some principles are presented for teaching science. The recommended principles include understanding scientific theories in the context of history, freedom of learner in scientific research beyond common beliefs and present theories and based on aesthetics, meta-physical and even religious tendencies, incommensurability and non-falsifiablity along with the testability of the available theories based on criteria such as coherence, the degree of adaption with the “posteriori” experiential conditions and adventurous approximations, conceptual teaching instead of algorithmic teaching and subject-based teaching.
关键词：Nature of science;Science education;Feyerabend;Principle