A Chemistry Lesson for Citizenship: Students’ Use of Different Perspectives in Decision-Making about the Use and Sale of Laughing Gas

The aim of this study was to explore how the design of this chemistry lesson for citizenship influences students’ use of different perspectives in decision-making about ‘the use and sale of laughing gas’. In this study, ‘the use and sale of laughing gas among...

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Main Authors:	Durdane Bayram-Jacobs, Godfried Wieske, Ineke Henze
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	MDPI AG 2019-05-01
Series:	Education Sciences
Subjects:	chemistry lesson for citizenship informed decision-making using different perspectives socio-scientific issues
Online Access:	https://www.mdpi.com/2227-7102/9/2/100

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spelling	doaj-d69fa12bd9184222982223607b3689e22020-11-25T01:36:36ZengMDPI AGEducation Sciences2227-71022019-05-019210010.3390/educsci9020100educsci9020100A Chemistry Lesson for Citizenship: Students’ Use of Different Perspectives in Decision-Making about the Use and Sale of Laughing GasDurdane Bayram-Jacobs0Godfried Wieske1Ineke Henze2Science Education Department/Faculty of Science, Radboud University, Toernooiveld 212 Mercator I, 6525 EC Nijmegen, The NetherlandsChemistry Department, Stanislas College Pijnacker, Sportlaan 3a, 2641 AZ Pijnacker, The NetherlandsScience Education and Communication Department/Faculty of Applied Sciences, Delft University of Technology, Lorentzweg 1, 2628 CJ Delft, The NetherlandsThe aim of this study was to explore how the design of this chemistry lesson for citizenship influences students’ use of different perspectives in decision-making about ‘the use and sale of laughing gas’. In this study, ‘the use and sale of laughing gas among youth’ was chosen as a socio-scientific issue. This chemistry lesson for citizenship was designed according to the 5E instructional approach, and activating pedagogical methods and tools (i.e., group discussion, reading the information cards, taking notes, watching instructional videos) were used. Both the types of perspectives used and the effectiveness of the pedagogies implemented were explored. Twenty-three students from two classes participated in the study. The data were collected through five tools (four worksheets and a questionnaire). The students mainly used ‘scientist’ perspective by focusing on what research says about the possible consequences of inhaling laughing gas. The students also focused on ‘health’; principally, they referred to the relation between the amount of laughing gas used and the damage it may cause. As to the influential pedagogical elements of the lesson, the ‘videos’ were found to be the most effective and informative. In addition, the ‘group discussion’ was also found to be an influential activity of the lesson on making decisions about the use and sale of laughing gas. Therefore, our results suggest that the lesson design supported the students to recognize and use different perspectives to make informed decisions about the sale and use of laughing gas.https://www.mdpi.com/2227-7102/9/2/100chemistry lesson for citizenshipinformed decision-makingusing different perspectivessocio-scientific issues
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spellingShingle	Durdane Bayram-Jacobs Godfried Wieske Ineke Henze A Chemistry Lesson for Citizenship: Students’ Use of Different Perspectives in Decision-Making about the Use and Sale of Laughing Gas Education Sciences chemistry lesson for citizenship informed decision-making using different perspectives socio-scientific issues
author_facet	Durdane Bayram-Jacobs Godfried Wieske Ineke Henze
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title	A Chemistry Lesson for Citizenship: Students’ Use of Different Perspectives in Decision-Making about the Use and Sale of Laughing Gas
title_short	A Chemistry Lesson for Citizenship: Students’ Use of Different Perspectives in Decision-Making about the Use and Sale of Laughing Gas
title_full	A Chemistry Lesson for Citizenship: Students’ Use of Different Perspectives in Decision-Making about the Use and Sale of Laughing Gas
title_fullStr	A Chemistry Lesson for Citizenship: Students’ Use of Different Perspectives in Decision-Making about the Use and Sale of Laughing Gas
title_full_unstemmed	A Chemistry Lesson for Citizenship: Students’ Use of Different Perspectives in Decision-Making about the Use and Sale of Laughing Gas
title_sort	chemistry lesson for citizenship: students’ use of different perspectives in decision-making about the use and sale of laughing gas
publisher	MDPI AG
series	Education Sciences
issn	2227-7102
publishDate	2019-05-01
description	The aim of this study was to explore how the design of this chemistry lesson for citizenship influences students’ use of different perspectives in decision-making about ‘the use and sale of laughing gas’. In this study, ‘the use and sale of laughing gas among youth’ was chosen as a socio-scientific issue. This chemistry lesson for citizenship was designed according to the 5E instructional approach, and activating pedagogical methods and tools (i.e., group discussion, reading the information cards, taking notes, watching instructional videos) were used. Both the types of perspectives used and the effectiveness of the pedagogies implemented were explored. Twenty-three students from two classes participated in the study. The data were collected through five tools (four worksheets and a questionnaire). The students mainly used ‘scientist’ perspective by focusing on what research says about the possible consequences of inhaling laughing gas. The students also focused on ‘health’; principally, they referred to the relation between the amount of laughing gas used and the damage it may cause. As to the influential pedagogical elements of the lesson, the ‘videos’ were found to be the most effective and informative. In addition, the ‘group discussion’ was also found to be an influential activity of the lesson on making decisions about the use and sale of laughing gas. Therefore, our results suggest that the lesson design supported the students to recognize and use different perspectives to make informed decisions about the sale and use of laughing gas.
topic	chemistry lesson for citizenship informed decision-making using different perspectives socio-scientific issues
url	https://www.mdpi.com/2227-7102/9/2/100
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A Chemistry Lesson for Citizenship: Students’ Use of Different Perspectives in Decision-Making about the Use and Sale of Laughing Gas

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