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- Title
Instructional Misconceptions in Acid-Base Equilibria: An Analysis from a History and Philosophy of Science Perspective.
- Authors
Kousathana, Margarita; Demerouti, Margarita; Tsaparlis, Georgios
- Abstract
The implications of history and philosophy of chemistry are explored in the context of chemical models. Models and modeling provide the context through which epistemological aspects of chemistry can be promoted. In this work, the development of ideas and models about acids and bases (with emphasis on the Arrhenius, the Brønsted–Lowry, and the Lewis models) are presented. In addition, misconceptions (alternative and instructional ones) on acid-base (ionic) equilibria are examined from the history and philosophy of science perspective. The relation between the development of the models and students’ misconceptions are investigated. Finally, the hypothesis that history and philosophy could help educators anticipate students’ misconceptions is examined.
- Subjects
CHEMISTRY education; HISTORY of chemistry; PHILOSOPHY; ACID-base chemistry; HISTORY of science; PHILOSOPHY of science; SCIENCE education
- Publication
Science & Education, 2005, Vol 14, Issue 2, p173
- ISSN
0926-7220
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s11191-005-5719-9