Reconstruction of Wave-Particle Duality and its Implications for General Chemistry Textbooks

• Main Authors: Niaz, Mansoor (Author), Marcano, Cecilia (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands, 2012.
• Series: SpringerBriefs in Education,
• Subjects: Education.; History.; Philosophy and science.; Science education.; Teaching.; Science Education.; Teaching and Teacher Education.; Learning & Instruction.; History of Science.; Philosophy of Science.

It goes without saying that atomic structure, including its dual wave-particle nature, cannot be demonstrated in the classroom. Thus, for most science teachers, especially those in physics and chemistry, the textbook is their key resource and their students’ core source of information. Science educa...

Table of Contents:

• Introduction: A Brief Review of Textbook Analyses based on a History and Philosoph of Science Perspective
• Historical Reconstruction of Wave-Particle Duality
• Criteria for Evaluation of General Chemistry Textbooks
• Evaluation of General Chemistry Textbooks: Results and Discussion
• Conclusions and Educational Implications
• References
• Appendix A List of General Chemistry Textbooks Analyzed in this Study (n=128)
• Appendix B Reliability of Evaluation of General Chemistry Textbooks based on Inter-Rater Agreement.