Epistemological Profile and Conceptual Profile: Uses, Abuses, and Confusion?

In this article, we conducted a literature review on how the concepts of Conceptual Profile, proposed by Eduardo Mortimer, and Epistemological Profile, developed by Gaston Bachelard, have been used and appropriated in Science Education. In its genesis, the Epistemological Profile characterized philo...

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Authors: da Silva, Fernanda Karolaine Dutra, da Silva, Vitória Schiavon, Soares, Alessandro Cury, Sangiogo, Fábio André, Pastoriza, Bruno dos Santos
Format: article
Status:Published version
Publication Date:2024
Country:Brasil
Institution:Associação Brasileira de Pesquisa em Educação em Ciências (ABRAPEC)
Repository:Revista Brasileira de Pesquisa em Educação em Ciências (Online)
Language:Portuguese
OAI Identifier:oai:periodicos.ufmg.br:article/53905
Online Access:https://periodicos.ufmg.br/index.php/rbpec/article/view/53905
Access Level:Open access
Keyword:Epistemological Profile
Conceptual Profile
Science Education
Perfil Epistemológico
Perfil Conceitual
Ensino de Ciências
Perfil Conceptual
Educación en Ciencias
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Summary:In this article, we conducted a literature review on how the concepts of Conceptual Profile, proposed by Eduardo Mortimer, and Epistemological Profile, developed by Gaston Bachelard, have been used and appropriated in Science Education. In its genesis, the Epistemological Profile characterized philosophical doctrines of scientific knowledge and their transformations, while the Conceptual Profile focused on the evolution of ideas and their interaction with the social and cultural context. The differences between these profiles’ propositions and their applications in the reviewed research revealed theoretical and methodological conflicts, particularly in the epistemology-pedagogy relationship. From these elements, emerges the idea that the use of these concepts has been developed with some abuses and confusion, which this text aims to problematize.