Gunes Sevinc, R Nathan Spreng
Contextual and perceptual brain processes underlying moral cognition: a quantitative meta-analysis of moral reasoning and moral emotions
PloS one
great importance science educators teach covid19 related pandemics boost students scientific literacy mixed methods research design prepost test instrument n 86 semistructured interviews n 11august 2020 june 2021 evaluated ability intervention 12 h threesession 3day online workshop augment middle school inservice science teachers eastern saudi arabian province ability teach medical terminology epidemiology diseases teachers cognitive gains measured evaluating knowledge comprehension application workshop content intervention descriptive statistics inferential tests revealed statistically significant cognitive differences overall p 01 posttest mean 262630 sd 283 value 1851 along knowledge posttest mean 5727 comprehension mean 7508 application mean 130515 high effect size coefficient n2 indicated large effect cognitive gains thematic analysis participants subsequent efforts teaching workshop content students revealed positive negative experiences former included improved student engagement curriculum community connections via projectbased learning opportunities teach colleagues covid19 latter concerned insufficient time obligation teach current curriculum without adding covid19 content administrative resistance recommendations pertain augmenting workshop curriculum likeminded research initiatives