Enseñanza y aprendizaje del concepto de modelo científico a través de analogías

Abstract

At present, it is highly recognised the importance of teaching not only the contents of the science but also its nature. Models represent an important role in the construction and development of scientific knowledge as well as in the teaching of sciences. The general objective of the present work is to make a contribution to the way of teaching the concept of a scientific model. It is introduced a research design carried out by prospective teachers which includes the application of two analogies (black box and maps). Both analogies have been improved in relation to what appears in the bibliography. In this work, the students learning is exhibited either in qualitative and in quantitative terms. It is also shown the difficulties the students had when integrating both analogies and when constructing the scientific model concept.