Contextualizing Nature of Science Instruction in Socioscientific Issues

Autor/inn/en	Eastwood, Jennifer Lynne; Sadler, Troy D.; Zeidler, Dana L.; Lewis, Anna; Amiri, Leila; Applebaum, Scott
Titel	Contextualizing Nature of Science Instruction in Socioscientific Issues
Quelle	In: International Journal of Science Education, 34 (2012) 15, S.2289-2315 (27 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0950-0693
DOI	10.1080/09500693.2012.667582
Schlagwörter	Science Instruction; Scientific Principles; Science and Society; Scientific Literacy; Science Curriculum; Teaching Methods; Instructional Effectiveness; Questionnaires; Comparative Analysis; Pretests Posttests; Statistical Analysis; Qualitative Research; Profiles; Physiology; Anatomy; Grade 12; Grade 11; Suburban Schools; Florida + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Teaching of science; Science education; Natural sciences Lessons; Naturwissenschaftlicher Unterricht; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Unterrichtserfolg; Fragebogen; Statistische Analyse; Qualitative Forschung; Charakterisierung; Profilanalyse; Physiologie; Anatomie; School year 12; 12. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 12; School year 11; 11. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 11; Suburban area; Outskirts; Suburb; School; Schools; Vorort; Vorstadt; Schule
Abstract	The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of two learning contexts for explicit-reflective nature of science (NOS) instruction, socioscientific issues (SSI) driven and content driven, on student NOS conceptions. Four classes of 11th and 12th grade anatomy and physiology students participated. Two classes experienced a curricular sequence organized around SSI (the SSI group), and two classes experienced a content-based sequence (the Content group). An open-ended NOS questionnaire was administered to both groups at the beginning and end of the school year and analyzed to generate student profiles. Quantitative analyses were performed to compare pre-instruction NOS conceptions between groups as well as pre to post changes within groups and between groups. Both SSI and Content groups showed significant gains in most NOS themes, but between-group gains were not significantly different. Qualitative analysis of post-instruction responses, however, revealed that students in the SSI group tended to use examples to describe their views of the social/cultural NOS. The findings support SSI contexts as effective for promoting gains in students' NOS understanding and suggest that these contexts facilitate nuanced conceptions that should be further explored. (Contains 5 tables and 1 figure.) (As Provided).
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