An Interview with Avi Hofstein,
Department of Science Teaching at
the Weizmann Institute of Science
in Israel

Rachel Mamlok-Naaman

doi:10.12973/ejmste/75318

An Interview with Avi Hofstein, Department of Science Teaching at the Weizmann Institute of Science in Israel

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Rachel Mamlok-Naaman ¹ ^*

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¹ The Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, ISRAEL^* Corresponding Author

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The conversation between Professor Avi Hofstein and me took place in Rehovot, Israel (at the Weizmann Institute of Science) on March 5th, 2008. The purpose of the conversation was to elaborate on the past, present, and future of science education research as well as to provide insights for beginning researchers.

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inquiry-type experiments
science for all
scientific literacy
context-based teaching
chemistry learning

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Mamlok-Naaman, R. (2008). An Interview with Avi Hofstein, Department of Science Teaching at the Weizmann Institute of Science in Israel. Eurasia Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education, 4(2), 183-189. https://doi.org/10.12973/ejmste/75318

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Mamlok-Naaman R. An Interview with Avi Hofstein, Department of Science Teaching at the Weizmann Institute of Science in Israel. EURASIA J Math Sci Tech Ed. 2008;4(2):183-9. https://doi.org/10.12973/ejmste/75318

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Mamlok-Naaman R. An Interview with Avi Hofstein, Department of Science Teaching at the Weizmann Institute of Science in Israel. EURASIA J Math Sci Tech Ed. 2008;4(2), 183-189. https://doi.org/10.12973/ejmste/75318

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Mamlok-Naaman, Rachel. "An Interview with Avi Hofstein, Department of Science Teaching at the Weizmann Institute of Science in Israel". Eurasia Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education 2008 4 no. 2 (2008): 183-189. https://doi.org/10.12973/ejmste/75318

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Mamlok-Naaman, R. (2008). An Interview with Avi Hofstein, Department of Science Teaching at the Weizmann Institute of Science in Israel. Eurasia Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education, 4(2), pp. 183-189. https://doi.org/10.12973/ejmste/75318

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Mamlok-Naaman, Rachel "An Interview with Avi Hofstein, Department of Science Teaching at the Weizmann Institute of Science in Israel". Eurasia Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education, vol. 4, no. 2, 2008, pp. 183-189. https://doi.org/10.12973/ejmste/75318