Socioscientific Argumentation: A Systematic Literature Review on Terms, Concepts, and Measurement Approaches

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Abstract

In science education, the ability to argue for or against controversial scientific topics, such as climate change, has been introduced under the term socio-scientific argumentation (SSA). Despite its importance, there is no consensus among researchers regarding the terms, concepts and methodological approaches that are currently used to address SSA. To tackle this issue, a systematic literature review was conducted. Data was gathered from two electronic databases (Web of Science and EBSCO); from 572 articles retrieved, 75 articles were reviewed. A coding scheme was developed addressing two core categories: ‘SSA conceptualizations’ and ‘SSA measurement’. Our findings suggest that researchers showed similarities in the ways that they conceptualized SSA. On the contrary, a variety of ways to measure SSA have been used.

Authors

• Olga Ioannidou, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München

• Andreas Hetmanek, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München

• Frank Fischer, Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich

• Tina Seidel, Technische Universität München