Macro and Micro Knowledge Levels for Chemistry Teaching In Terms of Reductionism

19197

Reductionism as one of the major questions of debate of chemistry philosophy can be considered from the perspective of chemistry teaching. It can explicitly be seen that types of reductions discussed in philosophical literature are contrary to the nature of chemistry and characteristics of chemical knowledge. These have a close relationship with macro and micro levels of understanding which is problematic for chemistry education. Thus, it is defended in reductionism that theoretical information for micro oriented chemistry used to define macro level can be reduced to physics. For that reason it is necessary to establish the relationship of micro-macro for chemistry teaching under the framework of basic acquisitions of education and to consider reductions in order to allow teaching of these levels as conforming to nature of chemistry. At this point, it is possible to make some fixations directed to problems those possibly originate from reduction and to present some recommendations.

165

Reductionism , Chemistry teaching , Nature of chemical knowledge , Macro and micro knowledge levels

Gazi University Journal Of Gazi Educational Faculty

192

Gazi University Journal Of Gazi Educational Faculty