科學教育與人文教育是基礎教育的重要組成部分,然而由於科學主義和人文主義的對立,長期以來科學教育缺乏人文關懷,人文教育排斥科學方法,處於對立的狀態,化學是一門基礎科學,科學主義教育同樣是目前化學教育的主流,且由此導致化學教育中存在一系列問題:如片面的化學觀,片面的化學價值觀、片面的化學教育觀。化學教育中人文教育的目的是希望學生在化學學習時,獲得化學知識和研究能力的同時,建立全面的化學觀和化學價值觀,培養人文精神和創造性,發展健全的人格,促進全面發展,主要途徑是在教學中創設良好的教育環境,加強STS教育,開展探究學習,利用化學史實。
Both scientific education and humanistic education are important compositions of basic education. Because of the contrast between scientism and humanism, humanistic education was often neglected in scientific education. It brought about various problems. Chemistry is a kind of basic science. There are many problems in today's chemical education, such as the view of chemistry and the value of chemistry is partial, so is the aim of chemical education. The aim of humanistic education in chemical education is that: when students acquire chemical knowledge and skill , they can establish comprehensive views and values of chemistry, cultivate human spirit and creativity, and develop into noble characters. There are many ways to carry out humanistic education in chemical education, such as creating good educational environment, strengthening STS education, carrying out probe-learning and using chemical history in teaching chemistry.