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The history and nature of science (HNOS) is a phrase used in science education that encompasses issues such as what science is, how science works, characteristics of scientists, and how scientific knowledge is developed and comes to be accepted by the scientific community.
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Clough, M.P. (2017). History and Nature of Science in Science Education. In: Taber, K.S., Akpan, B. (eds) Science Education. New Directions in Mathematics and Science Education. SensePublishers, Rotterdam. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-6300-749-8_3
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