When people are exposed to information that leads them to overestimate the actual amount
of genetic difference between racial groups, it can augment their racial biases. However …

Abstract At the 2015 NARST: A Worldwide Organization for Improving Science Teaching and
Learning Through Research Annual International Conference, a group of scholars held an …

The essential focus of this chapter is the question of what does it mean to be literate in
science? This chapter will advance three broad answers. In 2007, Roberts argued for two …

Genetic essentialism of race is the belief that racial groups have different underlying genetic
essences which cause them to differ physically, cognitively, or behaviorally. Apparently, no …

This study designed a teaching unit in a chemistry course to engage students in discussing
the complex issue of renewable energy development. In the 11-week learning activities, 66 …

This paper aims to determine the validity of the LAB-MADI module using the Content Validity
Index (CVI) and Percentage Calculation Method (PCM). The survey was conducted through …

To foster scientific argumentation in the classroom, science teachers need to be able to
notice and interpret situations in their lessons that are starting points for argumentation …

El concepto de biodiversidad aparece en el currículum de ciencia cruzando todo el primer
año medio en el área de biología. Entendida como el resultado de la evolución, también es …

While current science teaching aims to cultivate students' argumentation abilities on
socioscientific issues, engaging them in social actions on these issues contributes to the …

Teaching evolution is one of the most difficult tasks in biology education since there are a
great variety of obstacles to its understanding. The inclusion of the nature of science and …