@article{2993186,
    title = "Storytelling as a Pedagogical Tool in Nature of Science Instruction",
    author = "Kapsala, N. and Mavrikaki, E.",
    journal = "Science: Philosophy, History and Education",
    year = "2020",
    pages = "485-512",
    publisher = "Springer Nature BV",
    doi = "10.1007/978-3-030-57239-6_27",
    abstract = "Nature of science (NΟS) is considered to be an essential aspect of science literacy. However, the incorporation of NΟS into school practice turns out to be challenging. History of science (HOS) has been repeatedly acknowledged as valuable in teaching NOS. We propose that stories derived from HOS should be introduced in class by storytelling followed by a conversation. Storytelling has been a universally successful teaching and learning method ever since humans started to communicate through speech, yet it remains intemporal and modern. By the term “storytelling” we mean the act of someone telling a story orally, live, in his/her own words. We propose story-organizing and storytelling tips for effective storytelling based on HOS. We include examples of stories that can illuminate NOS aspects, and we examine the attribution of storytelling to understanding different NOS aspects. Our research findings reveal that telling stories derived from the HOS in combination with class conversation may be a sufficient method to teach NOS, in an easy and satisfying way for the teachers to apply. © 2020, The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG."
}