The metascientific reflection through the cinema: a study on teacher knowledge

• Main Authors: Astudillo, Carola, Rivarosa, Alcira Susana, Ortiz, Félix
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Universidad de Cádiz 2012-09-01
• Series: Revista Eureka sobre Enseñanza y Divulgación de las Ciencias
• Subjects: reflexión metacientífica; cine; saberes docentes; profesorado de ciencias; metascientific reflection; cinema; teacher knowledge; science teaching
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10498/14865

This paper argues the value of reflection about the nature of science in teacher training and discusses the contribution of films as a didactic resource to promote such reflection. Thus, a training activity consisting of watching science research films is presented together with a subsequent guided interpretation of them. After its implementation with different groups of teachers and trainee teachers, the teacher knowledge that the activity implies is analyzed. Some metascientific reflective indicators that refer to science as human enterprise are defined in relation to society, history and culture.