Sökning: "SSI"
Visar resultat 1 - 5 av 39 avhandlingar innehållade ordet SSI.
1. Att ta ställning : Gymnasieelevers argumentation och beslutsfattande om sociovetenskapliga dilemman
Sammanfattning : This thesis aims to explore students’ argumentation and decision-making relating to authentic socioscientific issues (SSI). The ability to make informed decisions about socio scientific issues has been recognized to be an important element in science education to achieve the goal of scientific literacy. LÄS MER
2. Undersökningar av sociovetenskapliga samtal i naturvetenskaplig utbildning
Sammanfattning : The thesis examines the potential of students’ group discussions in science education in the context of a communicative perspective on democracy and meaning-making. The group discussions in focus are about socioscientific issues (SSI), i.e. controversial and complex issues with scientific as well as sociological aspects. LÄS MER
3. Geotechnical Aspects of Buildings on Expansive Soils in Kibaha, Tanzania : Preliminary Study
Sammanfattning : The focus of this study is on potential problems resulting from construction on expansive soils in Kibaha region, Tanzania. For the fact that most of the affected structures are founded on expansive soils, a clear understanding of the soil behaviour and their interaction with structures, specifically as they relate to shallow foundations, has been of more interest to the study in order to evaluate properly the source of the problem. LÄS MER
4. Genome instability, gene expression and prognosis in breast cancer
Sammanfattning : Aneuploid cancers are regarded as being more malignant than tumors of other ploidy categories, and they are characterized by increased genomic instability. Our investigations resulted in the characterization of an aneuploid subtype of breast carcinoma that proved to be genomically stable. LÄS MER
5. Exploring the complexities of integrating socioscientific issues in science teaching
Sammanfattning : Socioscientific issues, SSI, can briefly be described as societal issues in which science plays a role. Dealing with SSI in science education is a means to prepare and empower students for active and responsible participation in a complex, democratic society. LÄS MER