A5000187001- Science Education and Pedagogy
- Education and Critical Thinking Development
- Educational Strategies and Epistemologies
- Complex Systems and Decision Making
- Environmental Education and Sustainability
- Indigenous and Place-Based Education
- Religion, Ecology, and Ethics
- Youth Development and Social Support
- Agriculture Sustainability and Environmental Impact
- Career Development and Diversity
- Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations
- Innovative Teaching Methods
- Food Waste Reduction and Sustainability
- Genetics, Bioinformatics, and Biomedical Research
- Innovative Teaching and Learning Methods
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
2023-2025
Research on socio-scientific issues (SSI) has revealed that it is critical for learners to develop a systematic understanding of the underlying issue. In this paper, we explore how modeling can facilitate students’ systems thinking in context SSI. Building evidence from prior research promoting skills through scientific contexts, hypothesize similar approach could effectively foster complex societal issues. particular, investigate affordances models COVID-19. We examine learners’ experiences...
Justice-centred science pedagogy has been suggested as an effective framework for supporting teachers in bringing culturally relevant to their classrooms; however, limited instructional tools exist that introduce social dimensions of ways feel confident navigating. In this article, we add the justice-centred by offering make sense and factors socioscientific modelling strategy attending align with pedagogy. Socioscientific offers inclusive, responsive approach education science, technology,...
In this article, we present a strategy to help students unpack complex, socioscientific issues. We outline 90-minute learning experience during which are asked explore the complicated cause-and-effect relationships that shaped course of COVID-19 pandemic. This approach challenges represent ways scientific content such as viral transmission can shape social issues economic hardship and mental health. Students engage in practice modeling address two crosscutting concepts: (1) cause effect (2)...
Integrating science education with social justice is vital for preparing students to critically address significant societal issues like climate change and pandemics. This study examines the effectiveness of socioscientific system modeling as a tool within Justice-Centered Science Pedagogy (JCSP) enhance middle school students’ understanding issues. It focuses on how can scaffold reasoning about complex systems, informed by their lived experiences, cultural backgrounds, identities. Our...
This study explores how middle school students build and share knowledge about viral transmission through scientific modeling.We built a framework for modeling based on the literature with focus epistemic dimensions of practice.In framework, we identified five considerations related to modeling: 1) representation, 2) mechanism, 3) communication, 4) justification, 5) limitation.We use these inform our analysis discuss participate in construction around modeling.Our results indicate (a)...