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Dawson, Vaille; Carson, Katherine – Research in Science Education, 2020
Improving the ability of young people to construct arguments about controversial science topics is a desired outcome of science education. The purpose of this research was to evaluate the impact of an argumentation intervention on the socioscientific issue of climate change with Year 10 students in a disadvantaged Australian school. After…
Descriptors: Persuasive Discourse, Climate, Science and Society, Disadvantaged Schools
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Christenson, Nina; Rundgren, Shu-Nu Chang; Zeidler, Dana L. – Research in Science Education, 2014
In the present STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics)-driven society, socioscientific issues (SSI) have become a focus globally and SSI research has grown into an important area of study in science education. Since students attending the social and science programs have a different focus in their studies and research has shown…
Descriptors: Secondary School Students, STEM Education, Social Sciences, Majors (Students)