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Country Definitions of Scientific Literacy
Denmark
Danish Scientific Literacy
Purpose
Students should, through the teaching of the basic course realize the importance of knowing and understanding scientific thinking, and they must be able to relate to the strengths and limitations of scientific knowledge. Students should achieve knowledge of some key scientific issues and their social, ethical or historical perspectives, so they can express a knowledge-based view on issues and problems from a scientific perspective. Finally, students' curiosity towards and engagement in the scientific field should be supported and promoted.
Students should be able to:
- Carry out practical investigations and observations, both in the laboratory and in nature, including creating and assessing simple hypotheses.
- Use models that qualitatively and quantitatively describe simple relationships in nature and see the possibilities and limitations of such models.
- Communicate a scientific topic with a correct use of professional concepts.
- Put into perspective the contributions of scientific subjects to technological and societal development through examples.
Lessons must be organized so that:
- Students are stimulated to work actively with scientific issues, including taking part in dialogues using correct professional concepts.
- Students will work with various forms of written work which is designed with a clear progression in the requirements toward a final written product.
- In relation to written assignments and processing measured data, students should use Information Communications Technology (ICT) tools.
- Data processing should be included in the context of practical inquiry, and students should be presented with examples of computer modeling.
France
Hungary
Israel
Scientific Literacy - a combination of basic science knowledge, skills required for the future citizen, and attitudes towards science and technology.
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