Consensos sobre la naturaleza de la ciencia: fundamentos de una investigación empírica

The issues about the nature of science are today considered a core content of the scientific and technological literacy for all. However, the inclusion of the nature of science in the science school curriculum is not easy and requires some conditions. Oneimportant condition is setting up previous agreements on the specific features and contents of the nature of science that could be translated into the classroom practice for its explicit use in school science education. This paper reviews some contributionsof the science education research to achieve this condition. Finally, an empiric methodology designed to achieve consensus on the nature of science is put forward; the description embraces the agreements on the appropriate as well as on the inappropriate features of the nature of science