试析科技史的素质教育功能

On Education Value of Science and Technology History in China on Perspective of Cultural Heritage

科技史作为人类文化的重要组成部分,一般认为其价值主要包含三个方面:科学、道德和艺术。科学追求真,道德追求善,艺术追求美,因此,科技史具有真、善、美的教育价值,即科学素质教育、道德素质教育和审美素质教育。学校的科技史教材中包含和隐含着丰富的科技史料,体现了科学家和我国人民认识世界、改造世界的过程中科学的思想和方法、高尚的人格品质和道德情操、崇高的人生观和价值观,这些为学生提供了宝贵的知识财富和精神粮食,对学生的真、善、美素质的养成起着重要的作用,同时具有文化传承功能。

It is generally acknowledged that human culture includes mainly three respects： science, morals and art. Sci ence pursues truth, morals pursue good, art pursues beauty. Therefore, cultural quality oriented education is the educa tion of the truth , good and beauty, scientific quality oriented education, morals quality oriented education and aesthetic quality oriented education. There are abundant chemical historical datas in the chemical teaching material of middle schools, which shows the thoughts, methods, noble personality quality and morals sentiment, lofty outlook on life and val ues of our scientists and people in the acknowledge and rebuilding of the world, method. It offers valuable intellectual property and spiritual grain to student and plays an important role in improving students＇ cultural quahty.