The results are summarized and presented as
follows:
1. Decision making frameworks serve as a guide
for students so that they were able to consider the
issue from multiple perspectives.
2. Decision making on SSI is important in
developing scientific conceptions and clarifying the
misconceptions.
3. Conservation issues are a prerequisite to
making informed decisions about wider issues of
sustainable development.
4. Decision making on SSI consists of conceptual
understanding, nature of scientific inquiry, value
clarification, and argumentation.
5. Debating serves as a teaching approach to
enhance understanding of socio-scientific issues and to encourage critical thinking leading to better
decision-making.
6. Issue-based approach
es
could be used to guide
students towards informed decision-making. It
promotes the students’ conce
ptual understanding,
understanding of scientific inquiry, attitudes and
values, and their ability to engage in rational
argumentation.