High school students' decision making about sustainability
Titel:
High school students' decision making about sustainability
Auteur:
Siegel, Marcelle A.
Verschenen in:
Environmental education research
Paginering:
Jaargang 12 (2006) nr. 2 pagina's 201-215
Jaar:
2006-04-01
Inhoud:
This study examined decision making in an urban US high school classroom in which tenth-grade students analyzed scientific evidence about current issues of sustainability, technology and society. A full-year course, called Science and Sustainability, was used in both groups, and a computer program, called Convince Me, provided scaffolding for making evidence-based decisions for one group. During the course of instruction, both the groups completed open-ended written assessments. Limited student progress, in using evidence to support claims and in weighing benefits and drawbacks, was demonstrated. The Convince Me group showed more significant gains than the Science and Sustainability group alone. Implications for instruction are discussed.
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