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Title: The Contextualization of Socioscientific Issues in an Age of Accountability
Language: English
Authors: Karrie A. Wikman
Source: ProQuest LLC. 2023Ph.D. Dissertation, University of South Florida.
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Peer Reviewed: N
Page Count: 272
Publication Date: 2023
Document Type: Dissertations/Theses - Doctoral Dissertations
Descriptors: Science Education, School Districts, Educational Environment, Context Effect, Science Achievement, Global Approach, Sociocultural Patterns, Science and Society, Curriculum Development, Personality, Values Education, Citizen Role
ISBN: 979-83-8111-873-5
Abstract: The overarching aim of this research was to ultimately support global resiliency through science education, preparing citizens to laudably negotiate the contentious socio-cultural science-and technology-based issues of modern times. Correspondingly, this mixed methods study aimed to move a large, diverse school district toward school environments conducive to contextualized socioscientific issues (SSI)-based learning. Of interest to teachers, administrators, and policymakers, the research investigated the effects of subsuming standards-based objectives within the SSI instructional framework on science achievement. Analysis of variance of multilevel assessment and classroom observation protocol data revealed that students experiencing the SSI intervention showed statistically significant gains in content acquisition and that the gains were tied to implementation fidelity. Of overarching and theoretical import, the research also investigated the effect of the SSI curriculum on the development of students' character and values as global citizens. Statistically significant shifts in how students expressed the socioscientific orientation dimensions of Ecological Worldviews, Social and Moral Compassion and Socioscientific Accountability were found. Nuanced findings associated with the content achievement of diverse learners were also revealed. [The dissertation citations contained here are published with the permission of ProQuest LLC. Further reproduction is prohibited without permission. Copies of dissertations may be obtained by Telephone (800) 1-800-521-0600. Web page: http://www.proquest.com/en-US/products/dissertations/individuals.shtml.]
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