出版社：International Council of Associations for Science Education (ICASE)
摘要：The movement towards the use of the history of science and problem-based approaches in teaching serves as the impetus for this paper. This treatise aims to present and examine episodes in the lives of prominen t scientists that can be used as resources by teachers in relation to enhancing students' interest in learning, fostering skills about problem solving and developing scientific habits of mind. The paper aims to describe the nature and basis of the personal beliefs, both religious and philosophical, of four prominent scientists—Faraday, Maxwell, Kepler and Newton. P atterns of how these scientists set the stage for a fruitful research endeavor within the context of an ill-structured problem situation a re e x a m i n e d and how their personal beliefs directed their problem-solving trajectories was elaborated. T h e analysis of t h es e key s em i n al works provide evidence that rationality and religion n e ed not n ec e ss a r i l y lie on opposite fences: both can serve as useful resources to facilitate the fruition of notable scientific discoveries
关键词：history of science; science and religion; personal beliefs; ; problem solving; Faraday; Maxwell; Kep ler; Newton
