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Dawson, Vaille; Venville, Grady Jane – International Journal of Science Education, 2009
The aim of this research was to explore Australian high-school students' argumentation and informal reasoning about biotechnology. Data were obtained from semi-structured interviews with 10 Year-8 students (12-13 years old), 14 Year-10 students (14-15 years old) and 6 Year-12 students (16-17 years old) from six metropolitan high schools in Perth,…
Descriptors: Persuasive Discourse, Biotechnology, Foreign Countries, Scientific Literacy
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Dawson, Vaille; Soames, Christina – Research in Science & Technological Education, 2006
Our education system aims to equip young people with the knowledge, problem-solving skills and values to cope with an increasingly technological society. The aim of this study was to determine the effect of biotechnology education on adolescents' understanding and attitudes about processes associated with biotechnology. Data were drawn from…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Student Attitudes, Teacher Attitudes, Interviews