The purpose of this study is to identify the foci and results of studies on socioscientific issues
(SSI) conducted in Turkey. Additionally, the study aimed to compare the results of this study …

A problem that is still unexplored in the field of socioscientific issues (SSI) and that was
explored in this study is how different students decide upon a SSI they are discussing, how …

This article explores Science-Technology-Society (STS), Science-Technology-Society-
Environment (STSE) and Socio-Scientific-Issues (SSI) in science education, and critically …

While environmental argumentation has recently received much attention from science
educators, little consideration has been given to how personal identities and social …

Argumentation studies in science education are relatively young. It can be said that
classroom-based research in scientific argumentation began in the 1990s. The first batch of …

This study investigates a new approach that connects scaffolded inquiry activities within a
knowledge building curriculum in secondary school science. We present a blended model …

The integration of decision-making competence or comparable constructs into science
education has been strongly enforced during the last twenty years. Germany captured the …

This chapter starts with an overview of the formation of scientific literacy historically and its
relation to the concept of Bildung. A critical background is given of the main arguments and …

This study examined critical thinking and argumentation skills of students in general upper
secondary education regarding social and environmental issues. The research focused on …

purpose of the study was to investigate whether teaching about nuclear energy with an
evidence-based approach provides a significant change in seventh graders' risk perception …