Making connections between science and societal or cultural issues in biology courses may lead to increases in students’ engagement, ability to recognize the potential for biology to advance social change, and ultimately their retention in the discipline.
Carly A. Busch +2 more
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An SSI-Based Instructional Unit to Enhance Primary Students’ Risk-Related Decision-Making
Socioscientific issues (SSIs) provide meaningful contexts for developing students’ competencies in scientific evaluation and decision-making. This study developed an SSI-based instructional unit to support primary school students in making decisions ...
Miki Sakamoto +5 more
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Preservice Biology Teachers' Socioscientific Argumentation: Analyzing Structural and Content Complexity in the Context of a Mandatory COVID-19 Vaccination. [PDF]
Krell M, Garrecht C, Minkley N.
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Une démarche d’investigation interdisciplinaire pour traiter des problématiques d’EDD dans une perspective d’instruction et de socialisation émancipatrice [PDF]
Ce texte consiste en une réflexion conceptuelle et critique sur les finalités éducatives et les modalités d’opérationnalisation d’une éducation en vue d’un développement durable (EDD).
Gremaud, Bertrand, Roy, Patrick
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Preservice Elementary Teachers' Socioscientific Reasoning During a Decision-Making Activity in the Context of COVID-19. [PDF]
Ha H, Park W, Song J.
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Investigating Preschool and Primary School Teachers’ Self-Efficacy and Needs in Teaching Science: A Pilot Study [PDF]
In recent years, the curricula reforms at the levels of preschool and primary school in Sweden have caused new demands on the teachers. In particular, numerous teachers lack the educational training in science subjects.
Shu-Nu Chang Rundgren, Susanne Walan
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Erupsi Merapi dan Potensi Pengembangan Bahan Ajar Biologi [PDF]
Artikel ini mengkaji bagaimana potensi peristiwa erupsi Gunung Merapi dan peristiwa lain ikutannya dapat digunakan sebagai bahan ajar pembelajaran biologi melalui pendekatan representasi.
Handziko, R. C. (Rio) +1 more
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Pengaruh Learning Cycle–5E Berkonteks SSI Terhadap Pemahaman Hakikat Sains Pada Materi Larutan Penyangga Dan Hidrolisis Garam Siswa SMA [PDF]
: The aims of this study were to investigate the difference of students\u27 nature of science understanding who were taught using 5E learning cycle model with SSI learning context and conventional model on buffer solution and salt hydrolysis.
Fajaroh, F. (Fauziatul) +2 more
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There are many lenses through which we can examine science and science education. Drawing from a critical political perspective, this paper argues that school science and fields of professional science and technology are cooperatively-enmeshed in a ...
John Lawrence Bencze +2 more
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Cultivating critical reflection through socioscientific perspectives
Societies around the world face planetary-scale risks, such as climate change, and are in need of contextualized science education in finding solutions to complex problems.
Eric Nolan, Dana Zeidler
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