Frontmatter

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Preface v
3. FOREWORD xiii
4. Contents xvii
5. Science for the Nonscientist
6. SCIENCE AND THE LAYMAN 3
7. GENERAL EDUCATION AND SPECIAL EDUCATION IN THE SCIENCES 16
8. THE ASSIMILATION OF SCIENCE INTO GENERAL EDUCATION 34
9. The Philosophy of Science and the Teaching of Science
10. THE ROLE OF PHILOSOPHY IN A GENERAL EDUCATION COURSE IN PHYSICAL SCIENCE 49
11. WHAT TEACHERS OF GENERAL EDUCATION COURSES IN THE SCIENCES SHOULD KNOW ABOUT PHILOSOPHY 59
12. The History of Science and the Teaching of Science
13. THE HISTORY OF SCIENCE AND THE TEACHING OF SCIENCE 71
14. THE USE OF HISTORICAL CASES IN SCIENCE TEACHING 97
15. ACQUIRING A KNOWLEDGE OF THE HISTORY OF SCIENCE 119
16. The Sciences in a Technical Civilization
17. APPLICATIONS OF SCIENCE AND THE TEACHING OF SCIENCE 133
18. WHAT THE LAYMAN NEEDS TO KNOW ABOUT SCIENCE 141
19. EDUCATION FOR CITIZENSHIP IN A TECHNICAL CIVILIZATION 152
20. Some Problems in the Teaching of Biology
21. AN APPROACH TO THE TEACHING OF BIOLOGY TO NONSCIENTISTS 169
22. THE GENERAL EDUCATION COURSE IN BIOLOGY: LABORATORY WORK AND GENERAL OBJECTIVES 176
23. The Evaluation Problem
24. CAN GENERAL EDUCATION COURSES IN THE SCIENCES BE EVALUATED? 187
25. WHAT THE INSTRUCTOR CAN DO ABOUT EVALUATION: TECHNIQUES AND EXAMPLES 205