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Direct linkOwens, David C.; Sadler, Troy D.; Petitt, Destini N.; Forbes, Cory T. – Research in Science Education, 2022
Socio-scientific issues (SSI) are informed by science concepts but require consideration of societal aspects in order to be effectively understood and resolved. As a result, functional scientific literacy necessitates fluency with science as well as other domains of knowledge when engaged in reasoning about science and societal dimensions of SSI…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Science and Society, Thinking Skills, Knowledge Level
Petitt, Destini N.; Forbes, Cory T. – Natural Sciences Education, 2019
Growing human populations place increasing demands on our planet, resulting in an array of challenges with both scientific and non-scientific dimensions. These challenges are collectively known as socio-scientific issues (SSIs). It is essential to understand how students learn to use values to reason about SSIs, particularly when dealing with…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Science and Society, Science Process Skills, Earth Science
Sabel, Jaime L.; Vo, Tina; Alred, Ashley; Dauer, Jenny M.; Forbes, Cory T. – Journal of College Science Teaching, 2017
Although knowledge of disciplinary concepts and epistemic understanding of science are foundations of scientific literacy, students must learn to apply their knowledge to real-world situations. To engage effectively with contemporary water-related challenges with scientific and social dimensions, students need to understand the properties of water…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, College Science, Science Process Skills, Decision Making
