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What do Students Gain by Engaging in Socioscientific Inquiry?
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Sadler, Troy D.; Barab, Sasha A.; Scott, Brianna – Research in Science Education, 2007
The question of what students gain by engaging in socioscientific inquiry is addressed in two ways. First, relevant literature is surveyed to build the case that socioscientific issues (SSI) can serve as useful contexts for teaching and learning science content. Studies are reviewed which document student gains in discipline specific content…
Descriptors: Citizenship Education, Citizenship, Interdisciplinary Approach, Science and Society