William_McComas

Biography

William McComas is involved in many areas of science education research and policy development. He is widely published in the areas of the history and philosophy of scienceHis interests focus on the teacher education and curriculum issues associated with science education. Research and publication interests focus on effective laboratory instruction, science literacy issues, informal science learning in museums and field settings, the relationship of the history and philosophy of science and science instruction, models for the assessment of science learning and issues in biology education with particular focus on problems associated with evolution education. 

References

McComas, W. F. (2008). The Nature of Science in Popular Books on the Subject: Lessons for Science Education. In Lee, Y. J. & Tan, A. L. (Eds.) (2008) Science education at the nexus of theory and practice. Rotterdam: Sense Publishers.