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LITERATURE REVIEW
A systematic review of the top-50 most-cited articles on socio-scientific issues in K-12 education
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STEM Enculturation Research Center, Faculty of Education, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Bangi, MALAYSIA
Online publication date: 2024-03-22
Publication date: 2024-04-01
EURASIA J. Math., Sci Tech. Ed 2024;20(4):em2425
KEYWORDS
ABSTRACT
Socio-scientific issues (SSI) has been shown to serve as a useful learning context in K-12 education,
not only to help students improve their scientific literacy and develop 21st century skills such as
argumentative and decision-making but also to promote students’ sense of self-efficacy and civic
responsibility. From the perspective of highly cited papers, combined with the relevance model of
science education, this review conducted a systematic review of the top-50 most-cited articles in
SSI in K-12 research in the Web of Science database and made a diagnostic evaluation of them
according to the relevance model of science education. The results showed that the effects of
teaching intervention on the nature of science is the most emphasized theme. High school
students are the most focused demographic, and energy is the most highlighted topic. The
relevance model of science education shows imbalances in dimensions, imbalances between
present and future, and imbalances between intrinsic and extrinsic factors. This review thematically
illustrates what is known and what needs to be known for future research of SSI in K-12 education.
On this basis, the research trend and future education measures of SSI in K-12 education are put
forward, and the further integration of SSI into school education is proposed.
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