Who among us believes we live in a scientifically literate society? In today's society, scientific
issues are increasingly present. Citizens are repeatedly, and often urgently, faced with …

'What is it reasonable to hope and expect that ordinary citizens will know about science in
order to equip them for life in a scientifically and technologically complex culture?'(Durant …

The essential focus of this chapter is the question of what does it mean to be literate in
science? This chapter will advance three broad answers. In 2007, Roberts argued for two …

Engaging in science is no longer the stronghold of professional scientists. Increasingly,
laypeople are considering scientific findings in their everyday lives. The types of knowledge …

The publication of this book can be seen as a part of an ongoing debate about the nature
and purpose of science education. Given that 'scientific literacy'is what PISA seeks to …

Suggests that an understanding of the historical roots of scientific literacy can help
contemporary science educators better address current and future controversies. Shows that …

Scientific literacy is a programmatic concept. By this, we mean that its primary use is not to
pick out some condition or state of affairs but rather to point in a valued direction or to name …

Education, 58: 403415 (1974). Subsequent to the publication of his paper, Agin under-took
the organization of a symposium for the exchange of ideas about scientific literacy that was …

In considering what the science education community ought to be doing in terms of
curricular and pedagogical innovations, teacher education, and research, I believe the field …

In chapter 1, I argued that a significant element of scientific literacy for the 21st Century
comes under the umbrella of what I called learning about science–that is, developing an …