Socio-Scientific Issue-Based Instruction in Science Education Necessitates Unconventional Approaches
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Socio-scientific issues (ssis) are real-world questions that are scientific in nature but also involve social, ethical, economic, political and other concerns. decision-making for these issues, typically contentious and lacking easy solutions, requires multidimensional evidence and judgements. common ssis include the possibility of banning disposable plastic products, legitimacy of further developing nuclear energy, appropriateness of legalizing euthanasia, etc. incorporating ssis in the science education curriculum is deemed of vital significance in that it not only assists students in developing scientific literacy but also helps foster their morality, character, and senses of social responsibility (zeidler, 2014).
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