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María del Mar López-Fernández; Francisco González-García; Antonio Joaqui´n Franco-Mariscal – Journal of Chemical Education, 2022
Socio-scientific issues demonstrate the relationship between science, technology, and society by considering currently unresolved questions. The problem of plastics and their pollution is just one example with important implications for the planet. The aim of this paper is to revisit socio-scientific issues and see them as a way of developing…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Critical Thinking, Thinking Skills, Citizen Participation
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Mackey, Megan – Journal of Educational Research and Practice, 2019
Universal design for learning is intended to provide opportunities for all students to be successful. An exploration of Mr. Morales's middle school social studies classroom reveals the universal design for learning principles of multiple means of engagement, representation, and action and expression infused throughout every lesson. These…
Descriptors: Middle School Students, Social Studies, Access to Education, Teaching Methods
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Nuhoglu, Hasret – Participatory Educational Research, 2020
The main goal of this research is to study the effect of modelling with system dynamics on learning. Specifically, this research studies if using inductive or deductive learning methods applied during modelling with system dynamics has any effect on problem solving skills of students. This research has three other goals: Firstly, the successful…
Descriptors: Logical Thinking, Teaching Methods, Science Education, Conservation (Environment)
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Malu, Kathleen F. – Middle Grades Review, 2020
Do we need global education in the middle? This essay explores the answer to this question using various lenses. A brief overview of the history of global education within the middle school movement is presented as are the relevant goals from "This We Believe" (National Middle School Association [NMSA], 2010) and definitions of related…
Descriptors: Global Education, Middle School Students, Educational Benefits, Definitions
Skerrett, Allison; Smagorinsky, Peter – Corwin, 2022
Educators often bemoan the so-called learning gap that followed the upheaval to schooling in 2020, but the real learning gap will occur if the watershed events and social shifts of the early 2020s are not integrated into school instruction and learning. For today's learning to be relevant to today's students, it must reflect their lives and the…
Descriptors: Literacy Education, Teaching Methods, Critical Thinking, Learning Activities
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Kuhn, Deanna – LEARNing Landscapes, 2017
Education for citizenship is more important than ever. The author describes a technology-supported curriculum that engages young teens in electronic discourse with peers on significant personal and societal issues and assists them in decision making on topics ranging from their personal futures to the futures of their communities, nation, and…
Descriptors: Citizenship Education, Futures (of Society), Social Problems, Persuasive Discourse