期刊名称：Eurasia Journal of Mathematics, Science & Technology Education
印刷版ISSN：1305-8223
电子版ISSN：1305-8223
出版年度：2018
卷号：14
期号：12
页码：1-15
DOI：10.29333/ejmste/95134
出版社：Pamukkale Univ Dept Sci Education
摘要：A one group pretest-posttest design of study was used to investigate the impact of
Socio-Scientific Issue (SSI) discussion on college students’ awareness of and selfefficacy
toward environmental issues, responsibility for sustainable development, and
environment-related activities. Thirty-nine students with different majors from a
comprehensive university participated in the semester-long SSI intervention study. The
teaching intervention is focused on empowering students to develop reflection and
argumentation through watching contextual videos of current environmental issues,
justifying personal standing position and achieving group consensus, and evaluating
and critiquing peer group’s presentations. After 17 weeks of SSI discussion and
argumentation, the quantitative results revealed that students’ awareness of
environmental issues, responsibility for sustainable development, self-efficacy for
environmental issues, and environment-related activities had been significantly
promoted. Additional qualitative findings indicate that the SSI discussion has gained
the leverage of changing students’ decision-making and standing position on
environmental issues from emphasising economic development to supporting
environmental protection and sustainability. Overall, this study provides empirical
evidences and original insights about the effect of SSI discussion on environmental
education through highlighting the importance of engaging students in practicing
reflection and argumentation.
关键词：environmental awareness and responsibility; environment-related activity;
reflection; self-efficacy; socio-scientific issue
