Socioscientific Issues: A Path Towards Advanced ScientificLiteracy and Improved Conceptual Understanding of Socially Controversial Scientific Theories
Abstract This thesis investigates the use of socioscientific issues (SSI) in the high school science classroom as an introduction to argumentation and socioscientific reasoning, with the goal of improving students' scientific literacy (SL). Current research is reviewed that supports the likelih...
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Scholar Commons
2012
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| Online Access: | http://scholarcommons.usf.edu/etd/4387 http://scholarcommons.usf.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=5583&context=etd |