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Direct linkRitchie, Stephen M.; Tomas, Louisa; Tones, Megan – International Journal of Science Education, 2011
In response to international concerns about scientific literacy and students' waning interest in school science, this study investigated the effects of a science-writing project about the socioscientific issue (SSI) of biosecurity on the development of students' scientific literacy. Students generated two "BioStories" each that merged…
Descriptors: Quasiexperimental Design, Science Interests, Scientific Literacy, Grade 6
