Science literacy can mean different things and its definition has changed over time.
What is it? Why is it important to care about it? How can you improve your science literacy?
Let’s explore these questions. Don’t hesitate to share with us your understanding of science literacy and what you do to develop it!
Sources
- Science Literacy: Concepts, Contexts, and Consequences | National Academies Press | October 2016
- Chapter 25: Science, Scientific Literacy, and Science Education | Handbook of Research on Science Education (Routledge) | March 2023
- (Mis)informed about what? What it means to be a science-literate citizen in a digital world | PNAS | April 2021
- Chapter 2: Principles and Definitions | National Science Education Standards | 1996
- Science Literacy | University of Toronto Gerstein Science Information Centre | 2023
- Developing Science Literacy in Students and Society: Theory, Research, and Practice | Journal of Microbiology & Biology Education | April 2023
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- Scientific Literacy: A Conceptual Overview | Science Education | January 2000
- The Nature of Science: From Test Tubes to YouTube | The American Biology Teacher | November 2010
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- Increasing Science Literacy – and Trust and Value Fluency | Canadian Science Policy Centre | December 2020
- Beyond Science Literacy: Science and the Public | International Journal of Environmental & Science Education | July 2009
- Views: Science Literacy: Public understanding of science is becoming vitally needed in developing and industrialized countries alike | American Scientist | May 1975
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