Teaching “Global Warming” through Socioscientific issues-based Instruction

Global Warming as a Socioscientific Controversy

Socioscientific controversies are “extended argumentative engagements over socially significant issues ... comprising communicative events and practices in and from both scientific and nonscientific spheres” (Stewart, 2009, p. 125). While global warming is not controversial among the vast majority of climate scientists, socioscientific controversies over global warming abound in various media, ...

Bringing global issues to medical teaching.

THE LANCET • Vol 358 • November 3, 2001 1539 Globalisation is accelerating and is forcing us all to realise that we cannot isolate ourselves from international issues. For many, the true meaning of globalisation hit home very acutely after the terrorist attacks in the USA on Sept 11. The interconnectedness of the world and the implications it has for all became very real. The health sector, too...

Informal Reasoning Regarding Socioscientific Issues: A Critical Review of Research

Socioscientific issues encompass social dilemmas with conceptual or technological links to science. The process of resolving these issues is best characterized by informal reasoning which describes the generation and evaluation of positions in response to complex situations. This article presents a critical review of research related to informal reasoning regarding socioscientific issues. The f...

Learning through teaching: Peer-mediated instruction in minimally invasive education

The current paper provides insight into the learning strategies adopted by children working at Minimally Invasive Education (MIE) Learning Stations. Previous research has clearly indicated the attainment of basic computer literacy by groups of young children in the age groups of 7–14 years. This learning takes place due to the emergence and development of group social processes, an aspect cruci...

Reflective Teaching: Improving Library Instruction Through Self-Reflection