Scientific literacy
Scientific literacy is the knowledge and understanding of scientific concepts and
processes required for personal decision making, participation in civic and cultural
affairs, and economic productivity. It also includes specific types of abilities.
Scientific literacy means that a person can ask, find, or determine answers to
questions derived from curiosity about everyday experiences. It means that a person
has the ability to describe, explain, and predict natural phenomena. Scientific literacy
entails being able to read with understanding articles about science in the popular
press and to engage in social conversation about the validity of the conclusions.
Scientific literacy ⟹ that a person can identify scientific issues underlying national
and local decisions and express positions that are scientifically and technologically
informed. A literate citizen should be able to evaluate the quality of scientific
information on the basis of its source and the methods used to generate it. Scientific
literacy also ⟹ the capacity to pose and evaluate arguments based on evidence
and to apply conclusions from such arguments appropriately.
Fonte: Disponível em: <http://www.literacynet.org/science/scientificliteracy.html>. Acesso em: 16 set. 2016.
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