Content Analysis of the Discussion of the Atom in General Chemistry Textbooks Using Evaluation Criteria Based on the Nature of Science and Philosophy of Chemistry

• Main Authors: Guidote, Armando M, Jr, Perez, Angelo Julian E, Yu, Gilbert U, Mariano, Michael Ner E
• Format: text
• Published: Archīum Ateneo 2016
• Subjects: History and Philosophy of Science; Philosophy of Chemistry; Nature of Science; Chemistry Education; Textbook Analysis; General Chemistry; Chemistry; Other Chemistry
• Online Access: https://archium.ateneo.edu/chemistry-faculty-pubs/9; https://archium.ateneo.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1008&context=chemistry-faculty-pubs
• Institution: Ateneo De Manila University

Evaluation criteria are adapted from previous textbook analyses on the nature of science (NOS) in general chemistry textbooks. These criteria are used to determine how certain NOS dimensions are mentioned and elaborated in those textbooks. Such dimensions emphasize that chemistry is (1) tentative, (...