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Ethic; Moral; Science education
It is clear from many studies that students’ interest in science, mathematics, and technology declines as grade levels increase. Another alarming issue is recruitment of students for STEM-related careers. According to the ROSE Project results, extremely few girls wish to become scientists, and even for boys, the percentage is low. Even in Europe, only about 50 % of boys gave a positive response to the question: “I would like to get a job in technology,” but very few girls indicated that they would like to pursue such a career option (Sjøberg and Schreiner 2010). These kinds of results from project reports highlight the urgent need for more effective action on the teaching and learning of science in schools (Cavas 2012).
A critical aspect of science education is the values of science education. A value can be defined as individual belief on a moral or ethical issue. Values have major influence on a person’s behavior and attitude and serve as...
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Cavas, B. (2014). Values. In: Gunstone, R. (eds) Encyclopedia of Science Education. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-6165-0_315-2
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