Essays about: "socio-scientific issues"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 6 essays containing the words socio-scientific issues.

1. 1. Climate change education with a bright horizon? : Pedagogical reflections on teacher training for climate education that aims to empower students

   University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för matematikämnets och naturvetenskapsämnenas didaktik

   Author : Sheri Eklund; [2018]
   Keywords : Climate anxiety; climate change education; education for sustainable development; socio-scientific issues;

   Abstract : Climate change is already affecting communities around the world and the impacts will only get worse, according to scientists, unless we significantly reduce greenhouse gas emissions.  These realities can lead to climate anxiety, not least among youth. READ MORE

3. 2. Hydrogen fuel cells for the development of a sustainable society : A case study on opinions and pedagogics regarding hydrogen fuel cells in Sandviken

   University essay from KTH/Skolan för teknikvetenskaplig kommunikation och lärande (ECE)

   Author : Robin Aldenholt; [2017]
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   Abstract : Last couple of years’ vehicles propelled by electricity generated from a hydrogen fuel cell has emerged as an alternative to the fossil fuel vehicles, so that the greenhouse gas emissions causing climate change can decrease. In Sandviken, a collaboration between the municipality, Sandvik AB and AGA has resulted in a hydrogen refuelling station, only the fourth in Sweden. READ MORE

4. 3. “Do we have to actually understand all this?” Students’ on-line information search and evaluating the sources when working with Controversy Mapping

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för pedagogik och specialpedagogik

   Author : Réka Izabella Csonka; [2016-07-05]
   Keywords : controversy mapping; mediated learning; information search; information literacy;

   Abstract : Aim: The purpose of this thesis is to explore upper-secondary students’ information search and their evaluation of on-line sources in a project work on socio-scientific issues when controversy mapping as a new digital method is implemented in the assignment. Accordingly, the focus of this study is on how students manage on-line information search and how they evaluate web-sources by relating these to their learning activities with specific socio-scientific issues. READ MORE

5. 4. Teaching Socio-Scientific Issues (SSI) in Takhar Province, Afghanistan : Methods of Teaching SSI inUpper Secondary Schools

   University essay from Karlstads universitet

   Author : Safiullah Sahin; [2013]
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   Abstract : Teaching Socio-scientific issues (SSI) has been identified as an important factor for improving students’ scientific literacy, argumentation, critical thinking, students learning interests and achievement. However, to what extent SSI is included in science teaching, how it is taught (by which methods) and if it is perceived important by teachers is unknown in an Afghan context. READ MORE

6. 5. ANALYSIS OF TEXTBOOKS IN AFGHANISTAN : Analysis of science textbooks from a Socio-Scientific Issue (SSI) perspective

   University essay from Karlstads universitet/Fakulteten för humaniora och samhällsvetenskap (from 2013)

   Author : Mohamad Sabir Ghairat; [2013]
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   Abstract : A Socio-scientific issue (SSI) is a controversial issue that engages with both science and society. SSIs are very useful tools in school education since they can improve students’ scientific knowledge and literacy, as well as promote critical thinking. In Afghanistan the curriculum is heavily textbook-driven. READ MORE