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Direct linkRamírez Villarín, Lorraine J.; Fowler, Samantha R. – American Biology Teacher, 2019
Socioscientific issues have proved to be excellent tools for fostering the development of higher-order thinking skills that lead to superior socioscientific reasoning and decision making. This educational construct, with a focus on a local coastal environmental situation, was incorporated into a science class of high school biology students in…
Descriptors: High School Students, Social Science Research, Thinking Skills, Teaching Methods
Peer reviewedArmstrong, Kerri; Weber, Kurt – American Biology Teacher, 1991
A unit designed to cover the topic of genetic engineering and its ethical considerations is presented. Students are expected to learn the material while using a debate format. A list of objectives for the unit, the debate format, and the results from an opinion questionnaire are described. (KR)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Bioethics, Biology, Cognitive Development
