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"Learning by Doing" is about the history of experimentation in science education. The teaching of science through experiments and observation is essential to the natural sciences and its pedagogy. These have been conducted as both demonstration or as student exercises. The experimental method is seen as giving the student vital competence, skills and experiences, both at the school and at the university level. This volume addresses the historical development of experiments in science education, which has been largely neglected so far.
The contributors of "Learning by Doing" pay attention to various aspects ranging from economic aspects of instrument making for science teaching, to the political meanings of experimental science education from the 17th to the 20th century. This collected volume opens the field for further debate by emphasizing the importance of experiments for both, historians of science and science educators.

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"Sehr empfehlenswert für Studenten und für Wissenschaftler im Berufsleben." Christian Ucke Physik in unserer Zeit 43, 2012/2

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Heering, Peter
Peter Heering ist Professor für Physik und ihre Didaktik an der Universität Flensburg. Seine Forschungsschwerpunkte sind Experimentelle Wissenschaftsgeschichte, Geschichte des naturwissenschaftlichen Unterrichts und die historischen Zugänge im naturwissenschaftlichen Unterricht. Peter Heering is professor of physics and physics didactics at the University of Flensburg, Germany. His research interest includes experimental history of science, the history of science education, and the history and philosophy of science in science education.

Wittje, Roland
Roland Wittje ist wissenschaftlicher Mitarbeiter am Lehrstuhl für Wissenschaftsgeschichte der Universität Regensburg. Seine Forschungsschwerpunkte sind die Geschichte der Physik im neunzehnten und zwanzigsten Jahrhundert, wissenschaftliche Instrumente und universitätshistorische Sammlungen. Roland Wittje is lecturer at the History of Science Unit of the University of Regensburg, Germany. His research interests include the history of physics in the nineteenth and twentieth century, scientific instruments and university collections.

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