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Molinatti, Gregoire; Girault, Yves; Hammond, Constance – International Journal of Science Education, 2010
The present study analyzes decision-making and argumentation by high school students in a debate situation on a socioscientific issue, the use of embryonic stem cells in research and therapy. We tested the influence on the debates of two different contexts. Adolescent students at the high school level in the same grade (mean age 16.4 years) from…
Descriptors: Control Groups, Patients, Foreign Countries, High School Students
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Simonneaux, Laurence; Albe, Virginie; Ducamp, Christine; Simonneaux, Jean – EURASIA Journal of Mathematics, Science & Technology Education, 2005
The UniversitĂ© des LycĂ©ens (University of High-School Students) was set up in France in order to make scientific knowledge more relevant to students and to combat a growing lack of interest in science among students. The scheme involves a series of lectures to students by scientists, each followed by a debate. The organisers hope that putting…
Descriptors: High School Students, Student Attitudes, Science Interests, Science Course Improvement Projects