Adapting Historical Knowledge Production to the Classroom

Section A. Theoretical Framework

1. Teaching the Philosophical and Worldview Components of Science
Michael R. Matthews

2. Is The History of Science the Wasteland of False Theories?
Stathis Psillos

3. The History of Science And The Future of Science Education
William F. Mccomas

4. Textbooks of The Physical Sciences and The History of Science
Kostas Gavroglu

5. Does History of Science Contribute To The Construction of Knowledge In The Constructivist Environments of Learning?
Panagiotis Kokkotas, Aikaterini Rizaki

6. On the Concept of Energy
Ricardo Lopes Coelho

7. Troublesome Droplets
Peter Heering, Troublesome Droplets

8. The Antikythera Mechanism
Xenophon Moussas

9. History of Science and Argumentation in Science Education
Gábor Á Zemplén

10. Integration of Science Education and History of Science
Antoni Roca-Rosell

Section A. Praxis

11. Teaching Modern Physics, Using Selected Nobel Lectures
Arthur Stinner

12. Classroom Explorations With Pendulums, Mirrors, and Galileo’S Drama
Elizabeth Cavicchi

13. Developing Greek Primary School Students’ Graph/Chart Interpretation and Reading Comprehension as Critical Thinking Skills
Katerina Malamitsa, Michael Kasoutas, Panagiotis Kokkotas

14. Use of the History of Science in the Design of Research-informed NOS Materials for Teacher Education
Agustín Adúriz-Bravo

15. Which HPS do/should Textbooks Refer to? The Historical Debate on the Nature of Electrical Fluids
Cibelle Celestino Silva

16. A wiki-course for Teacher Training in Science Education
Vassilis Koulountzos, Fanny Seroglou

17. Could Scientific Controversies be used as a Tool for Teaching Science in the Compulsory Education?
Constantina Stefanidou, Ioannis Vlachos

18. Resolving Dilemmas in Acquiring Knowledge of Newton’s First Law: Is the History of Science Helpful?
Gyoungho Lee, Arie Leegwater

Keywords: Education, Science Education