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Klaver, Lida T.; Sins, Patrick H. M.; Walma van der Molen, Juliette H.; Guérin, Laurence J. F. – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 2023
In this position paper, we introduce the concept of socioscientific capital (SSC) to denote students' resources that unequivocally play a part when students learn about and make decisions regarding socioscientific issues (SSIs). Students use a variety of resources when they engage with SSI. Our conceptualization of SSC expands on current…
Descriptors: Science Education, Educational Improvement, Science and Society, Resources
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Otero, Valerie K.; Nathan, Mitchell J. – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 2008
Pre-service teachers face many challenges as they learn to teach in ways that are different from their own educational experiences. Pre-service teachers often enter teacher education courses with pre-conceptions about teaching and learning that may or may not be consistent with contemporary learning theory. To build on preservice teachers' prior…
Descriptors: Preservice Teacher Education, Learning Theories, Preservice Teachers, Methods Courses