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Direct linkBader, Jordan D.; Ahearn, Kelsey A.; Allen, Beverly A.; Anand, Diya M.; Coppens, Andrew D.; Aikens, Melissa L. – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 2023
Controversial scientific issues, or socioscientific issues (SSIs), demand the consideration of more than scientific content when constructing decisions. The Justification for Knowing framework (JFK) was developed to categorize the information sources drawn upon when making SSI decisions within the academic domain of natural sciences. These…
Descriptors: Decision Making, Science and Society, Controversial Issues (Course Content), Evaluative Thinking
Benjamin C. Herman; Sarah Poor; Michael P. Clough; Asha Rao; Aaron Kidd; Daniel De Jesús; Davis Varghese – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 2024
Informed scientific thinking is a vital component of engaging all socioscientific issues (SSI) such as climate change and the COVID-19 pandemic. However, socioscientific engagement may be influenced by sociocultural factors and mis/disinformation efforts to the widespread detriment of human and environmental well-being. The purpose of this…
Descriptors: Controversial Issues (Course Content), Undergraduate Students, Beliefs, Misinformation
