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History and Philosophy of Science as a Guide to Understanding Nature of Science by Niaz, Mansoor

“…Nature of science (NOS) is considered to be a controversial topic by historians, philosophers of science and science educators. It is paradoxical that we all…”
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Inquiry in science education: International perspectives by Abd-El-Khalick, Fouad, BouJaoude, Saouma, Duschl, Richard, Lederman, Norman G, Mamlok-Naaman, Rachel, Hofstein, Avi, Niaz, Mansoor, Treagust, David, Tuan, Hsiao-lin

“…paper set emerged from an international symposium that aimed to shed light on issues associated with the enactment of inquiry both as means (i.e., inquiry as…”
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Innovating Science Teacher Education: A History and Philosophy of Science Perspective by Niaz, Mansoor

“…How teachers view the nature of scientific knowledge is crucial to their understanding of science content and how it can be taught. This book presents an…”
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How to Facilitate Teachers’ Understanding of Hypotheses and Predictions? by Niaz, Mansoor

“…The objective of this study was to facilitate inservice high school and university teachers’ understanding of the difference between the terms hypothesis and…”
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Can the Study of Thermochemistry Facilitate Students' Differentiation between Heat Energy and Temperature? by Niaz, Mansoor

“…The objectives of this study are: (a) Evaluate science major freshman students' ability to differentiate between heat energy and temperature, after having…”
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Can findings of qualitative research in education be generalized? by NIAZ, Mansoor

“…Most qualitative researchers do not recommend generalization from qualitative studies, as this research is not based on random samples and statistical…”
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Do General Physics Textbooks Discuss Scientists' Ideas about Atomic Structure? A Case in Korea by Niaz, Mansoor, Kwon, Sangwoon, Kim, Nahyun, Lee, Gyoungho

“…Research in science education has recognized the importance of teaching atomic structure within a history and philosophy of science perspective. The objective…”
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An Appraisal of the Controversial Nature of the Oil Drop Experiment: Is Closure Possible? by Niaz, Mansoor

“…Acceptance of the quantization of the elementary electrical charge (e) was preceded by a bitter dispute between Robert Millikan (1868–1953) and Felix Ehrenhaft…”
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Understanding nature of science as progressive transitions in heuristic principles by Niaz, Mansoor

“…This study has the following objectives: (a) understand nature of science as progressive transitions in heuristic principles as conceptualized by Schwab…”
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Facilitating Conceptual Change in Students' Understanding of Boiling Concept by Coştu, Bayram, Ayas, Alipaşa, Niaz, Mansoor, Ünal, Suat, Çalik, Muammer

“…The objective of this study was to construct a teaching strategy for facilitating students' conceptual understanding of the boiling concept. The study is based…”
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Facilitating Chemistry Teachers' Understanding of Alternative Interpretations of Conceptual Change by Niaz, Mansoor

“…Historians and philosophers of science have recognized the importance of controversies in the progress of science. The objective of this study was to…”
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Response to Contradiction: Conflict Resolution Strategies Used by Students in Solving Problems of Chemical Equilibrium by Niaz, Mansoor

“…The main objective of this investigation was to show that a novel problem of chemical equilibrium based on a closely related sequence of items can facilitate…”
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The Quantitative Imperative vs the Imperative of Presuppositions by Niaz, Mansoor

“…The role of empirical evidence is generally considered to be crucial for accepting or rejecting a theory in both the natural sciences and psychology, which has…”
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Do general chemistry textbooks facilitate conceptual understanding? by Niaz, Mansoor

“…Research in chemistry education has recognized the need for facilitating students' understanding of different concepts. In contrast, most general chemistry…”
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Arguments, contradictions, resistances, and conceptual change in students' understanding of atomic structure by Niaz, Mansoor, Aguilera, Damarys, Maza, Arelys, Liendo, Gustavo

“…Most general chemistry courses and textbooks emphasize experimental details and lack a history and philosophy of science perspective. The objective of this…”
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Did Columbus Hypothesize or Predict That if He Sailed Due West, He Would Arrive at the Indies? by Niaz, Mansoor

“…A review of the literature in science education shows that most students have difficulties in hypothetico-deductive reasoning. The author's objective in this…”
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The Role of Idealization in Science and Its Implications for Science Education by Niaz, Mansoor

“…The main objective of this article is to study the role of empirical evidence in the interpretation of psychological and epistemological aspects of Piagetian…”
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Science curriculum and teacher education: The role of presuppositions, contradictions, controversies and speculations vs Kuhn's ‘normal science’ by Niaz, Mansoor

“…Kuhn (1970) considered textbooks to be good 'pedagogical vehicles' for the perpetuation of ‘normal science’. Collins (2000) has pointed out a fundamental…”
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A Lakatosian Framework to Analyze Situations of Cognitive Conflict and Controversy in Students' Understanding of Heat Energy and Temperature by Laburú, Carlos Eduardo, Niaz, Mansoor

“…The objective of this study is to analyze secondary school students' interactions (conflicts, controversies, and arguments) as they participate in an intact…”
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Progressive transitions in chemistry teachers’ understanding of nature of science based on historical controversies by Niaz, Mansoor

“…The objective of this study is to facilitate progressive transitions in chemistry teachers understanding of nature of science in the context of historical…”
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