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

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    Sammel, Alison Jodie
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    Sammel, Alison J.
    Year published
    2013
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    Abstract
    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
    Publisher URI
    http://www.staq.qld.edu.au/qld-science-teacher-staq/
    Copyright Statement
    © 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
    Publication URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/10072/59867
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