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Direct linkHalverson, Kristy Lynn; Siegel, Marcelle A.; Freyermuth, Sharyn K. – International Journal of Science Education, 2009
Decision making is influenced by multiple factors, especially when approaching controversial socio-scientific issues, such as stem cell research. In the present study, we used qualitative data from 132 college student papers in a biotechnology course to investigate how students made decisions about stem cell research issues. Students indicated…
Descriptors: Biotechnology, Decision Making, Ethics, Undergraduate Students
Halverson, Kristy Lynn; Freyermuth, Sharyn K.; Siegel, Marcelle A.; Clark, Catharine G. – International Journal of Science Education, 2010
As biotechnology-related scientific advances, such as stem cell research (SCR), are increasingly permeating the popular media, it has become ever more important to understand students' ideas about this issue. Very few studies have investigated learners' ideas about biotechnology. Our study was designed to understand the types of alternative…
Descriptors: Biotechnology, Scientific Literacy, Misconceptions, Scientific Concepts
