Journal article
Re-thinking the development of scientific literacy through a rope metaphor
Research in Science Education, Vol.39(2), pp.215-229
2009
Abstract
Scientifically literate citizens would be empowered to think critically about the role of science in society and use it as a tool for informed decision making and problem solving in a rapidly changing and developing world. In this study, scientific literacy was viewed as an attribute both industry and the general community could reasonably expect from higher education’s graduates. As such, this mixed methods research aimed to identify, document and represent concretely through a rope metaphor the development of scientific literacy amongst a sample of 244 first year university students.
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- Title
- Re-thinking the development of scientific literacy through a rope metaphor
- Authors/Creators
- K. Murcia (Author/Creator) - Murdoch University
- Publication Details
- Research in Science Education, Vol.39(2), pp.215-229
- Publisher
- Springer
- Identifiers
- 991005545158507891
- Copyright
- 2008 Springer Science + Business Media B.V.
- Murdoch Affiliation
- School of Education
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Journal article
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- 6.11 Education & Educational Research
- 6.11.295 Science Education
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