The inclusion of socioscientific issues (SSI) in science teaching is often beset by a range of
challenges–hereunder lack of time, teachers' unfamiliarity with SSIs, and lack of assessment …

The aim of this chapter is to present the purpose of the book, and explain the importance of
including socioscientific issues in education. In this chapter we aim to discuss the …

Socioscientific issues are ill-structured problems that involve moral, ethical, and financial
aspects, and lack clear-cut solutions. Teaching socioscientific issues necessarily puts a …

Socio-scientific argumentation (SSA) is increasingly being recognized as a key aspect of
scientific literacy. Much of the reason for this is that this skill is crucial for helping students to …

In the present study, we designed and implemented a research-based initial training for
primary-school teachers to help them understand what Socio-Scientific Issues (SSI) are and …

Se presenta un estudio sobre las prácticas científicas en el marco curricular y formación de
maestros/as de infantil en ciencias. Las preguntas de investigación son: 1)¿ cómo se …

El diseño de secuencias de actividades para aprender ciencias es una de las principales
tareas docentes que menos tenemos operativizada para su formación inicial o permanente …

Este estudio tiene como objetivos analizar el cambio en las emociones de maestros en
formación inicial (estudiantes, en adelante) en la enseñanza y el aprendizaje de las …

Effective teacher professional development (PD) is an important part of successfully
implementing educational innovations (Bakkenes et al. 2010). However, research has …

In the present study, we designed and implemented a research-based initial training for
primary-school teachers from the scientific practices framework. The aim is to help teachers …