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Nikola Synak; Nikola Šabíková; Radomír Masaryk – Science & Education, 2024
Studies consistently show the social impact of spreading epistemologically unfounded beliefs (or 'conspiracy beliefs'), including negative effects on public health. The present study identified correlations among epistemologically unfounded beliefs, authoritarianism, and scientific literacy in a representative sample of 303 Slovak secondary school…
Descriptors: High School Students, Student Attitudes, Beliefs, Misconceptions
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Bøe, Maria Vetleseter; Viefers, Susanne – Science & Education, 2023
Teaching and learning of quantum physics at secondary level is an active field of research. One important challenge is finding ways to promote understanding of quantum concepts without the mathematical formalism that is embedded in quantum mechanics but unavailable on the secondary level. We investigated Norwegian secondary students' (N = 291)…
Descriptors: Secondary School Students, Scientific Principles, Physics, Science Instruction
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Cetinkaya, Ertan; Saribas, Deniz – Science & Education, 2023
In a pandemic era, it is necessary to equip individuals with the ability to make informed decisions about health issues, especially in relation to viruses and vaccines. In order to achieve this goal, science educators need to explore students' decisions and reasoning about vaccination. The aim of the study reported in the paper, therefore, is to…
Descriptors: Middle School Students, Immunization Programs, Decision Making, Diseases