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Tsai, Pei-Ying; Chang, Wen-Hua; Chen, Sufen; Chang, Huey-Por – International Journal of Science Education, Part B: Communication and Public Engagement, 2014
Profiling adolescent students' intentional use of science news reports can inform science news-infused instruction. This study reports on the development and validation of a Views of Science News Instruction Questionnaire (VSNIQ) designed to explore Grade 7 (12-13 years old) students' views of reasoning with respect to science news. Forty items…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Middle School Students, Early Adolescents, Intention
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Tsai, Pei-Ying; Chen, Sufen; Chang, Huey-Por; Chang, Wen-Hua – International Journal of Environmental and Science Education, 2013
Science teachers frequently select science news articles as supplementary teaching materials; however, the literature indicates that students encounter difficulties in examining and evaluating the news content and textual elements. This paper reports an instructional strategy of utilizing science news articles and investigates its effectiveness in…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Scientific Literacy, Grade 7, Secondary School Students
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Lin, Chen-Yung; Cheng, Jung-Hui; Chang, Wen-Hua – International Journal of Science Education, 2010
Many have argued that the inclusion of the history of science in science teaching might promote an understanding of the nature of science as well as the attitudes toward science. However, its inclusion in science teaching may not have the desired effect due to the limited coverage it receives in textbooks and the limited time available for…
Descriptors: Science History, Scientific Attitudes, Scientific Principles, Science Instruction