Theory and Practice: Exploring a holistic understanding of scientific literacy into the heart of science classrooms

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Sammel, Alison Jodie
Griffith University Author(s)
Year published
2013
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There is broad agreement in the science education community that generating scientifically literate students is not only a good thing, but the main goal for science education. However, this begs the question of what does scientific literacy encompass? And what can science teachers do to strengthen students’ literacy? To explore these questions this paper aims to clarify the concept of scientific literacy and the philosophical principles that underlie it. Based on this information, strategies will be presented that can help to bring scientific literacy into the heart of everyday classroom activities.There is broad agreement in the science education community that generating scientifically literate students is not only a good thing, but the main goal for science education. However, this begs the question of what does scientific literacy encompass? And what can science teachers do to strengthen students’ literacy? To explore these questions this paper aims to clarify the concept of scientific literacy and the philosophical principles that underlie it. Based on this information, strategies will be presented that can help to bring scientific literacy into the heart of everyday classroom activities.
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Journal Title
Queensland Science Teacher
Volume
39
Issue
4
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© 2013 Science Teachers Association of Queensland. The attached file is reproduced here in accordance with the copyright policy of the publisher. Please refer to the journal's website for access to the definitive, published version.
Subject
Science, Technology and Engineering Curriculum and Pedagogy