The Concept of Scientific Literacy
Scientific literacy
Introduction and audience
When talk about science, perhaps majority of us think it is less relative with real life. However, as society developed, science encompassed us everywhere. This situation forces everyone to acquire the ability to learn and understand science. Some may think that, scientific literacy is what a scientist should have and nothing about normal people, however it is just too narrow. Look around the surroundings of us, everything is conned with science. Also, we encounter science in our normal life as well. Therefore, the ability to acquire and understand science is necessary and important, which is called scientific literacy. Scientific literacy is the foundation of science and technology development, without which it is hard to promote innovation of society. In my paper, I would like to talk about why scientific literacy is important for us to survive in contemporary society and in making decision in real work. Therefore, I think everyone within present era should have the ability to understand and acquire science knowledge. Also, when solving problems, we should think in scientific way and then solve the problem. As a result, the audience of my paper is all people, since I think scientific literacy should be equipped with everyone.
What is scientific literacy?
When talk about literacy, K and Y quoted what James Paul Gee said , “If language is what makes us human, literacy, it seems, is what makes us civilized.”(K&Y, 338) Also, they discussed, “literacy as a kind of psychological precondition for intellectual “progress,” especially the development of higher-order reasoning skills.”(340-341) When we say higher-order reasoning skills, think it as analytic skills, ability to master the core of a problem and then making the correct decision. Therefore, to acquire these abilities, we should be literate, which is to be equipped with the ability of thinking and creating critically. The process of thinking and inquiring is
Introduction and audience
When talk about science, perhaps majority of us think it is less relative with real life. However, as society developed, science encompassed us everywhere. This situation forces everyone to acquire the ability to learn and understand science. Some may think that, scientific literacy is what a scientist should have and nothing about normal people, however it is just too narrow. Look around the surroundings of us, everything is conned with science. Also, we encounter science in our normal life as well. Therefore, the ability to acquire and understand science is necessary and important, which is called scientific literacy. Scientific literacy is the foundation of science and technology development, without which it is hard to promote innovation of society. In my paper, I would like to talk about why scientific literacy is important for us to survive in contemporary society and in making decision in real work. Therefore, I think everyone within present era should have the ability to understand and acquire science knowledge. Also, when solving problems, we should think in scientific way and then solve the problem. As a result, the audience of my paper is all people, since I think scientific literacy should be equipped with everyone.
What is scientific literacy?
When talk about literacy, K and Y quoted what James Paul Gee said , “If language is what makes us human, literacy, it seems, is what makes us civilized.”(K&Y, 338) Also, they discussed, “literacy as a kind of psychological precondition for intellectual “progress,” especially the development of higher-order reasoning skills.”(340-341) When we say higher-order reasoning skills, think it as analytic skills, ability to master the core of a problem and then making the correct decision. Therefore, to acquire these abilities, we should be literate, which is to be equipped with the ability of thinking and creating critically. The process of thinking and inquiring is
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