From: Teacher candidates’ views of future SSI instruction: a multiple case study
Survey statement | Pre-course survey mean | Post-course survey mean | Difference in means |
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Academically successful students would be more interested in controversial issues in science than students who struggle academically | 2.37 | 2.51 | 0.14 |
Elementary students are not mature enough to engage with controversial issues in science | 2.06 | 2 | −0.06 |
Middle school students are not mature enough to engage with in controversial issues in science | 1.7 | 1.71 | 0.01 |
High school students are not mature enough to engage with controversial issues in science | 1.48 | 1.53 | 0.05 |
Elementary students can learn science content better by engaging with controversial issues | 2.75 | 2.88 | 0.13 |
Middle grades students can learn science content better by engaging with controversial issues | 2.93 | 3.04 | 0.11 |
High school students can learn science content better by engaging with controversial issues | 3.11 | 3.2 | 0.09 |
Integrating controversial issues would increase elementary students’ interest in science | 2.71 | 2.91 | 0.2 |
Integrating controversial issues would increase middle grades students’ interest in science | 2.88 | 3.17 | 0.29 |
Integrating controversial issues would increase high school students’ interest in science | 3.02 | 3.2 | 0.18 |