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<mods:namePart>Ortega Quevedo, Vanessa</mods:namePart>
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<mods:namePart>Gil Puente, María Cristina</mods:namePart>
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<mods:namePart>Valles Rapp, Cristina</mods:namePart>
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<mods:namePart>García MariGómez, Carmela</mods:namePart>
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<mods:dateIssued encoding="iso8601">2025</mods:dateIssued>
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<mods:identifier type="citation">Investigações Em Ensino De Ciências, 30(1), 313-335</mods:identifier>
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<mods:identifier type="doi">10.22600/1518-8795.ienci/2025v30n1p313</mods:identifier>
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<mods:identifier type="publicationtitle">Investigações em Ensino de Ciências</mods:identifier>
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<mods:abstract>This study seeks to contribute to the development of critical thinking (CT) skills and nature of science (NOS) concepts in primary education –more specifically, argument analysis  (CT)  and  certain  aspects  of  the  external  sociology  of  science,  such  as  scientific decision making and the compromise between the positive and negative effects of science and technology (NOS). The study involved the participation of 72 students from 5 different schools.  It  was  a  mixed-design  study,  using  tools  such  as  questionnaires,  observation charts  and  interview  scripts.  The  results  showed  significant  improvement  in  argument analysis questionnaire scores and in NOS concepts after  the explicit and reflective work done  in  a  teaching-learning sequence.  These  results  were  confirmed  by  classroom observation,  the  analysis  of  workbooks  and  student  interviews  within  a  month  of  the intervention. This enabled us to conclude that the intervention had a positive impact on the development of the skills and concepts under study, even in the face of variation as a result of differences in teaching-learning sequence implementation by different teachers in different contexts. The reflective teaching approach can be identified as one of the keys to intervention success.Keywords: Nature of science, Critical thinking, Elementary education, Reflective teachingSubmitted on21/10/2024Accepted on14/04/2025 Puplished on24/04/2025Resumo. O    presente    estudo    pretende    contribuir    para    o    desenvolvimento    de competências de pensamento crítico (PC) e de conceitos de natureza da ciência (NOS) no ensino  básico -mais  concretamente,  a  análise de argumentos  (PC)  e alguns  aspectos  da sociologia  externa da  ciência,  como  a  tomada  de  decisões  científicas  e  o  compromisso entre os efeitos positivos e negativos da ciência e da tecnologia (NOS). O estudo envolveu a  participação  de 72 alunos  de 5  escolas  diferentes.  Tratou-se  de um  estudo  de desenho misto, com recurso a instrumentos como questionários, fichas de observaçãoe guiões de entrevista.  Os  resultados  mostraram  uma  melhoria  significativa  nas  pontuações  do questionário de análise de argumentos e nos conceitos da NOS após o trabalho explícito e reflexivo  realizado  numa  sequência  de  ensino-aprendizagem.  Estes  resultados  foram confirmados pela observação da sala de aula, pela análise dos cadernos de trabalho e pelas entrevistas  aos  alunos  um  mês  após  a  intervenção.  Tal  permitiu-nos  concluir  que  a intervenção teve um impacto positivo no desenvolvimento das competências econceitos em  estudo,  mesmo  perante  a  variação  resultante  das  diferenças  na  implementação  da sequência de ensino-aprendizagem por diferentes professores em diferentes contextos. A abordagem do ensino reflexivo pode ser identificada como uma das chaves do sucesso da intervenção.Palavras-chave: Natureza da ciência, Pensamento crítico, Ensino básico, Ensino reflexivoIntroductionContemporary society and the lifestyles associated with it draw on scientific and technological developments.  This  makes  scientific  literacy  a  must  at  the  global  level,  enabling  both  the understanding  of  science  and  technology,  and  a  critical  view  of  the  influence  they  have  on</mods:abstract>
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<mods:topic>Pensamiento Crítico</mods:topic>
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<mods:topic>Naturaleza de la Ciencia y la Tecnología</mods:topic>
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<mods:title>Explicit and reflective teaching for the development of critical thinking skills and nature of science and technology understandings in Primary Education</mods:title>
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