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Explicit Instruction and Student Learning of Argumentation and Nature of Science
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Khishfe, Rola – Journal of Science Teacher Education, 2021
The study investigated how explicit instruction of argumentation-in the context of socioscientific issues (SSI)- and explicit instruction of NOS, compared with explicit instruction of argumentation only, can develop grade 10 students' argumentation skills and NOS conceptions. Participants were 36 grade 10 students enrolled in two sections that…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Scientific Principles, Teaching Methods, Persuasive Discourse
A Look into Students' Retention of Acquired Nature of Science Understandings
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Khishfe, Rola – International Journal of Science Education, 2015
Having the learning and retention of science content and skills as a goal of scientific literacy, it is significant to study the issue of retention as it relates to teaching and learning about nature of science (NOS). Then, the purpose of this study was to investigate the development of NOS understandings of students, and the retention of these…
Descriptors: Science Education, Science Process Skills, Scientific Principles, Scientific Literacy