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View article: A framework to identify opportunities to address socioscientific issues in the elementary school curricula: A case study from England, Italy, and Portugal
A framework to identify opportunities to address socioscientific issues in the elementary school curricula: A case study from England, Italy, and Portugal Open
Scientific literacy is crucial to address important and complex societal problems, both current and future. Teaching using a socioscientific issues (SSI) approach is a potential strategy to develop students’ scientific literacy, although t…
View article: A Framework to Identify Opportunities to Address Socioscientific Issues in the Elementary School Curricula: A Case Study from England, Italy, and Portugal
A Framework to Identify Opportunities to Address Socioscientific Issues in the Elementary School Curricula: A Case Study from England, Italy, and Portugal Open
Scientific literacy is crucial to address important and complex societal problems, both current and future. Teaching using a socioscientific issues (SSI) approach is a potential strategy to develop students’ scientific literacy, although t…
View article: Learning Evolution Through Socioscientific Issues
Learning Evolution Through Socioscientific Issues Open
Education about socioscientific issues (SSIs) can be challenging as underlying tensions can surface. When discussing the topic of genetic engineering, these tensions can be related to (1) the molecular biology of genetics and genetic engin…
View article: Development and validation of a framework for the assessment of school curricula on the presence of evolutionary concepts (FACE)
Development and validation of a framework for the assessment of school curricula on the presence of evolutionary concepts (FACE) Open
View article: Key recommendations on science communication in Europe relating to health and food safety
Key recommendations on science communication in Europe relating to health and food safety Open
In the autumn of 2018, the European Commissioner for Health and Food Safety, Vytenis Andriukaitis, consulted EvoKE on several science communication issues important to social wellbeing and sustainable development in Europe. These included …