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Direct linkSadler, Troy D.; Zeidler, Dana L. – Science Education, 2005
This study focused on informal reasoning regarding socioscientific issues. It sought to explore how content knowledge influenced the negotiation and resolution of contentious and complex scenarios based on genetic engineering. Two hundred and sixty-nine students drawn from undergraduate natural science and nonnatural science courses completed a…
Descriptors: Natural Sciences, Engineering, Genetics, Thinking Skills
