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The forming and justifying of opinions on socio-scientific issues in science classrooms is not that simple, both for the teachers and the students. An innovative teaching-learning strategy to support them has been developed and carried out. To get insight into the quality of the initiated learning processes, both individually and in groups, these processes have been monitored in much detail. The findings suggest that the strategy is practicable and effective.
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Waarlo, A.J. (1999). Biology Students’ Forming and Justifying of Opinions on Predictive Genetic Testing. Towards a Practicable and Effective Teaching Strategy. In: Bandiera, M., Caravita, S., Torracca, E., Vicentini, M. (eds) Research in Science Education in Europe. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-015-9307-6_6
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