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- Title
THE PROBLEM APPROACH IN PHYSICAL SCIENCE.
- Authors
Henshaw, Clement L.
- Abstract
The article focuses on the physical science course offered in college level science instruction. This course was identified as the "survey" course in science wherein a student was introduced to concepts and discoveries from several related fields such as astronomy, geology, physics and chemistry, botany, zoology, physiology and psychology. The basic plan of physical science course were to gain greater depth of penetration in limited areas than was achieved in the physical science survey and to introduce an emphasis upon how scientific knowledge is arrived at. The main objectives of the physical science course includes to avoid superficiality of approach by exploring the chosen subject matter to greater depth and to introduce actual experience in critical thinking and logical reasoning with science materials.
- Subjects
PHYSICAL sciences; SCIENCE education; HIGHER education; CURRICULUM; SCIENCE &; society; HYPOTHESIS; SCIENTIFIC discoveries; CREATIVE ability in science; THEORY of knowledge; SCIENCE
- Publication
Science Education, 1956, Vol 40, Issue 2, p103
- ISSN
0036-8326
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1002/sce.3730400207