Learning science through argumentative synthesis writing and deliberative dialogues: a comprehensive and effective methodology in secondary education
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DOI: 10.1007/s11145-021-10191-0
Abstract: Scientific literacy can be promoted through oral and written argumentative practice. Collaborative discourse has proven effective in fostering conceptual understanding, especially when discussions are developed under deliberative goals. Likewise, writing tasks as argumentative syntheses stand… read more here.
Keywords: methodology; argumentative synthesis; deliberative dialogues; socio scientific ... See more keywords
Integration of a sustainability-oriented socio-scientific issue into the general chemistry curriculum: Examining the effects on student motivation and self-efficacy
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DOI: 10.1016/j.scp.2020.100232
Abstract: Abstract This study evaluates the effects of integrating the socio-scientific issue of phosphate sustainability into a large enrollment general chemistry course. The integration was based on the use of a digital learning environment designed by… read more here.
Keywords: general chemistry; chemistry; self efficacy; scientific issue ... See more keywords
The role of students’ prior topic beliefs in recall and evaluation of information from texts on socio-scientific issues
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DOI: 10.1080/19012276.2016.1198270
Abstract: Abstract In this research, we investigated relationships between undergraduate students’ prior topic beliefs and their recall of the main conclusions from texts on controversial socio-scientific issues, to what extent students trusted the recalled conclusions, and… read more here.
Keywords: beliefs recall; prior topic; students prior; socio scientific ... See more keywords
Energy Policy as a Socio-Scientific Issue: Argumentation in the Context of Economic, Environmental and Citizenship Education
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DOI: 10.3390/su15097647
Abstract: One goal of environmental civic education is preparing students, both as citizens and as professionals, to use effective arguments in public debates. Such debates include dominantly economic claims, which are multifaceted and rarely taught in… read more here.
Keywords: learning unit; energy policy; socio scientific; citizenship ... See more keywords