Working with socioscientific issues in the classroom: tools and strategies

Authors

  • Jordi Domènech-Casal Institut Marta Estrada (Granollers, Barcelona); Departament de Didàctica de les Matemàtiques i les Ciències Experimentals, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona

  • DOI: 10.2436/20.2003.02.240

Keywords:

socioscientific issues, critical thinking, argumentation, didactic scaffolds, citizenship

Abstract

Working with socioscientific issues is an opportunity for the development of competent citizenship. We describe several processes (proposing dilemmas, selecting and validating sources of information, arguing and making decisions and acting) of interest in the application of controversies in the classroom. Tools and approaches are proposed for their application in the classroom, and are illustrated with several examples of chemistry teaching.

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Published

2023-10-18

Issue

No. 31 (2022)

Section

Estratègies didàctiques

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