| Title of Article |
Development and Implementation of the Science-Technology-Society Learning Unit to Enhance Grade 10 Student’s Scientific Argumentation
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| Date of Acceptance |
8 April 2019 |
| Journal |
| Title of Journal |
Asia-Pacific Forum on Science Learning and Teaching |
| Standard |
SCOPUS |
| Institute of Journal |
The Education University of Hong Kong |
| ISBN/ISSN |
ISSN 1609-4913 |
| Volume |
20 |
| Issue |
1 |
| Month |
June |
| Year of Publication |
2019 |
| Page |
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| Abstract |
This case study aimed to enhance students’ scientific argumentation through the Science Technology-Society (STS) approach. There were two phases in this study: a) Exploring the
current situation of grade 10 students’ scientific argumentation in real classrooms, and b)
Developing and implementing the STS learning unit to enhance students’ scientific
argumentation. In the first phase, the researchers observed two science classrooms located in
urban and rural areas. The scientific argumentation-related interactions in those classrooms were
analyzed by using the Toulmin’s Argument Pattern (TAP) framework. The findings revealed that
the students in observed classrooms could provide some claims; but they lacked an ability to link their claims with appropriate evidence and warrants. The researchers utilized the data from the first phase to develop one learning unit based on the STS approach for enhancing grade 10
students’ scientific argumentation. The learning unit developed consisted of six lesson plans in
the Work and Energy topic that covered seven teaching hours. The learning units was implemented in one grade 10 science classroom with 20 students in Khon Kaen province, Thailand. The STS learning unit could help the participating students generate better reasonable
claims. However, some claims were not properly generated from the relevant evidences and
lacked warrants with appropriate supporting theories. The implications for further development
of STS learning unit to enhance students’ scientific argumentation are also discussed. |
| Keyword |
Scientific argumentation, Science-Technology-Society approach, learning unit, grade 10 student, Thailand |
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| Reviewing Status |
มีผู้ประเมินอิสระ |
| Status |
ได้รับการตอบรับให้ตีพิมพ์ |
| Level of Publication |
นานาชาติ |
| citation |
false |
| Part of thesis |
true |
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