Scientific Literacy: The Conceptual Framework Prevailing over the First Decade of the Twenty-First Century
The term scientific literacy arises due to the need of the scientific community to see that the population validated its scientific and technological production. The construct Scientific literacy has been subject to diverse conceptual considerations over the years, arising from the scientific, tech...
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The term scientific literacy arises due to the need of the scientific community to see that the population validated its scientific and technological production. The construct Scientific literacy has been subject to diverse conceptual considerations over the years, arising from the scientific, technological, social and political changes that marked contemporary society characteristics. In this study, we sought to assess the evolution of the scientific literacy construct over the first decade of the twenty-first century, through qualitative research, using a bibliographic study. For
the operationalization of this analysis, different dimensions for scientific literacy were defined. The results suggest that scientific literacy embodies a construct that is deictic in nature, shaped by the social, political, cultural and scientific contexts prevailing in the society it belongs to. The conclusion is that all of this conceptual matrix suggests a change in the relatively passive form in which science is appreciated of and the way this operates in society towards a commitment to personal involvement with science and towards the valuation of the importance of scientific knowledge throughout life.
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| spelling | doaj.art-575199346fb944d89d2ced2bd94347bc2023-10-04T19:55:36ZengUniversidad Pedagógica NacionalRevista Colombiana de Educación0120-39162323-01342021-01-018110.17227/rce.num81-10293Scientific Literacy: The Conceptual Framework Prevailing over the First Decade of the Twenty-First CenturyAntónio CostaManuel Loureiro0Maria Eduarda FerreiraUniversity of Beira Interior The term scientific literacy arises due to the need of the scientific community to see that the population validated its scientific and technological production. The construct Scientific literacy has been subject to diverse conceptual considerations over the years, arising from the scientific, technological, social and political changes that marked contemporary society characteristics. In this study, we sought to assess the evolution of the scientific literacy construct over the first decade of the twenty-first century, through qualitative research, using a bibliographic study. For the operationalization of this analysis, different dimensions for scientific literacy were defined. The results suggest that scientific literacy embodies a construct that is deictic in nature, shaped by the social, political, cultural and scientific contexts prevailing in the society it belongs to. The conclusion is that all of this conceptual matrix suggests a change in the relatively passive form in which science is appreciated of and the way this operates in society towards a commitment to personal involvement with science and towards the valuation of the importance of scientific knowledge throughout life. https://revistas.pedagogica.edu.co/index.php/RCE/article/view/10293scientific literacybibliographic study science and societyqualitative researchsocial environment |
| spellingShingle | António Costa Manuel Loureiro Maria Eduarda Ferreira Scientific Literacy: The Conceptual Framework Prevailing over the First Decade of the Twenty-First Century Revista Colombiana de Educación scientific literacy bibliographic study science and society qualitative research social environment |
| title | Scientific Literacy: The Conceptual Framework Prevailing over the First Decade of the Twenty-First Century |
| title_full | Scientific Literacy: The Conceptual Framework Prevailing over the First Decade of the Twenty-First Century |
| title_fullStr | Scientific Literacy: The Conceptual Framework Prevailing over the First Decade of the Twenty-First Century |
| title_full_unstemmed | Scientific Literacy: The Conceptual Framework Prevailing over the First Decade of the Twenty-First Century |
| title_short | Scientific Literacy: The Conceptual Framework Prevailing over the First Decade of the Twenty-First Century |
| title_sort | scientific literacy the conceptual framework prevailing over the first decade of the twenty first century |
| topic | scientific literacy bibliographic study science and society qualitative research social environment |
| url | https://revistas.pedagogica.edu.co/index.php/RCE/article/view/10293 |
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