Students Learning About Science by Investigating an Unfolding Pandemic

We explored the COVID-19 pandemic as a context for learning about the role of science in a global health crisis. In spring 2020, at the beginning of the first pandemic-related lockdown, we worked with a high school teacher to design and implement a unit on human brain and behavior science. The unit...

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Autores principales:	Camillia Matuk, Rebecca Martin, Veena Vasudevan, Kim Burgas, Kim Chaloner, Ido Davidesco, Sushmita Sadhukha, Yury Shevchenko, Engin Bumbacher, Suzanne Dikker
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Publicado:	SAGE Publishing 2021
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:fee860ebb02f4c2f9d09dc6a8271e92a2021-11-03T22:03:37ZStudents Learning About Science by Investigating an Unfolding Pandemic2332-858410.1177/23328584211054850https://doaj.org/article/fee860ebb02f4c2f9d09dc6a8271e92a2021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.1177/23328584211054850https://doaj.org/toc/2332-8584We explored the COVID-19 pandemic as a context for learning about the role of science in a global health crisis. In spring 2020, at the beginning of the first pandemic-related lockdown, we worked with a high school teacher to design and implement a unit on human brain and behavior science. The unit guided her 17 students in creating studies that explored personally relevant questions about the pandemic to contribute to a citizen science platform. Pre-/postsurveys, student artifacts, and student and teacher interviews showed increases in students’ fascination with science—a driver of engagement and career preference—and sense of agency as citizen scientists. Students approached science as a tool for addressing their pandemic-related concerns but were hampered by the challenges of remote schooling. These findings highlight both the opportunities of learning from a global crisis, and the need to consider how that crisis is still affecting learners.Camillia MatukRebecca MartinVeena VasudevanKim BurgasKim ChalonerIdo DavidescoSushmita SadhukhaYury ShevchenkoEngin BumbacherSuzanne DikkerSAGE PublishingarticleEducationLENAERA Open, Vol 7 (2021)
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description	We explored the COVID-19 pandemic as a context for learning about the role of science in a global health crisis. In spring 2020, at the beginning of the first pandemic-related lockdown, we worked with a high school teacher to design and implement a unit on human brain and behavior science. The unit guided her 17 students in creating studies that explored personally relevant questions about the pandemic to contribute to a citizen science platform. Pre-/postsurveys, student artifacts, and student and teacher interviews showed increases in students’ fascination with science—a driver of engagement and career preference—and sense of agency as citizen scientists. Students approached science as a tool for addressing their pandemic-related concerns but were hampered by the challenges of remote schooling. These findings highlight both the opportunities of learning from a global crisis, and the need to consider how that crisis is still affecting learners.
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title	Students Learning About Science by Investigating an Unfolding Pandemic
title_short	Students Learning About Science by Investigating an Unfolding Pandemic
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Students Learning About Science by Investigating an Unfolding Pandemic

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