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Student Identity Considerations And Implications Associated With Socioscientific Issues Instruction, Mitchel James Ruzek
Student Identity Considerations And Implications Associated With Socioscientific Issues Instruction, Mitchel James Ruzek
USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations
The purpose of this investigation was to explore how aspects of identity, perceived levels of controversy, and the strength of a student's attachment to their controversial identity relate to conceptual understanding and knowledge acquisition during socioscientific issues (SSI) based instruction in a biology classroom. The knowledge gained from this study will have the capacity to enhance our understanding of the role that attachment to identity plays during SSI negotiation. Additionally, insight was gained into the role played by aspects of identity in conceptual understanding of scientifically controversial topics during SSI based instruction.
This study contributed to the existing knowledge base …