IDENTIFYING SCIENTIFIC PRACTICES IN A SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY AND SOCIETY THEMED WORKSHOP - Abstract - Keywords - Introduction

Oct 15, 2026

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Recent international documents and educational standards recommend Science Education be grounded in three dimensions: Scientific Practices, Crosscutting Concepts, and Disciplinary Core Ideas, driving growing research on Scientific Practices. This article identifies which Scientific Practices high school students engaged in during a Science, Technology and Society thematic workshop on male contraceptives, and examines the workshop’s effectiveness. Workshop footage and student questionnaires were analyzed using Content Analysis, presenting classroom transcriptions and findings.

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Introduction

Scientific Practices framework and international standards

Scientific Practices in science education

IDENTIFYING SCIENTIFIC PRACTICES IN A SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY AND SOCIETY THEMED WORKSHOP Sandro Lucas Reis COSTA, Fabiele Cristiane Dias BROIETTI, Cássia Emi OBARA Abstract: Recent international documents and educational standards have recommended Science Education be based on three dimensions (Scientific Practices, Crosscutting Concepts, and Disciplinary Core Ideas) . This has resulted in an increased interest in research involving Scientific Practices in Science Education. The objectives of this article are to: I) Identify the scientific practices that high school students engaged in during a thematic workshop; and II) Discuss the use of thematic workshops as an approach to promote Scientific Practices . The workshop was developed based on the Science, Tecnhology and Society approach and aimed at discussing the composition, properties and effectiveness of male contraceptives. The workshop was conducted ina public school in Southern Brazil and the workshop footage and student questionnaires were analyzed according to Content Analysis. Three transcriptions of classroom situations are presented to discuss the promotion of Scientific Practices in specific classroom contexts. The analyses show that students engaged in six of the eight Scientific Practices discussed by the National Research Council. The results contribute to international discussions on Scientific Practices and discussions regarding the use of thematic workshops as an approach to promote Scientific Practices. Keywords: Scientific Practices, Thematic Workshop, National Research Council. 1. Introduction Scientific Practices are derived from a conceptual framework for Science Education, published in 2012 by the National Research Council (NRC), entitled: A Framework for K-12 Science Education: Practices, Crosscutting Concepts, and Core Ideas. The framework was developed from the recognition that there was a need for strengthening national science education documents and that research on science learning and teaching could inform further discussion of the standards for science education (NRC, 2012) . The NRC presents some gaps found in science education in the United States such as: 1) There is no organization to teach science throughout the school years; 2) The emphasis is on accounting for the length of content, with little regard to its depth; and 3) Students are not provided with opportunities to get engaged in science and experience how science is done. These difficulties do not seem far from the challenges faced in the Brazilian context, as pointed out by several authors (Silva, Ferreira & Viera, 2017; Moreira, 2018) . The NRC (2012) recommends that K-12 science education be built around three main dimensions: 1) Scientific and engineering practices, that mirror the activities developed by scientists and engineers to build knowledge, theories and models about the world; 2) Crosscutting concepts that unify the study of science and engineering through their common application in all fields; and 3) Disciplinary core ideas from four subject areas, which consist of specific content and thematic areas. The relevance of this research can be justified due to the importance given to Scientific Practices in recent international educational reforms, which have advocated science teaching be based on Scientific Practices, Crosscutting Concepts and Disciplinary Core Ideas through new standards (NRC, 2012 ; NGSS, 2013) . The Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS), for example, represent an interstate movement in the United States that sets new standards for Science Education, which are coherently organized to provide students with a scientific education with international references (NGSS, 2013). The standards follow NRC discussions (2012) and have the same three dimensions. According to the NTSA-National Science Teaching Association, 44 states (representing 71% of US students) already have education standards influenced by the NRC (2012) and 20 states have a

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What is the main purpose of the article?

The article aims to identify which Scientific Practices high school students engaged in during a thematic workshop and to discuss using thematic workshops to promote Scientific Practices.

How was the workshop designed and what topic did it cover?

The workshop followed a Science, Technology and Society approach and focused on discussing the composition, properties, and effectiveness of male contraceptives.

What method was used to analyze workshop data?

Workshop footage and student questionnaires were analyzed through Content Analysis, and classroom situations were presented via transcriptions.

Oct 15, 2026

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