Development of a digital game for the negotiation of climate change socio-scientific issues by Primary school students


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Published: Sep 26, 2023
Keywords:
Socioscientific issues Socioscientific reasoning skills Digital game
Ioanna Manoura
Athanasia Kokolaki
Dimitrios Stavrou
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2813-0152
Pinelopi Papadopoulou
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9644-8798
Abstract

The purpose of the study is to develop a digital game that will promote the recognition of the complexity of climate change-related SSIs among primary school students. Eighteen 5th grade students participated in the empirical research, who implemented the digital game. Data was collected through audio recordings during the implementation of the game and interviews after the completion of each level. The results reveal that students focus on the social and environmental factors involved in climate change-related SSIs as well as the potentiality of the game to support the recognition of SSI complexity.  

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  • 6. SOCIO-SCIENTIFIC ISSUES AND THE NATURE OF SCIENCE
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