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Scientific literacy encompasses written, numerical, and digital literacy as they pertain to understanding science, its methodology, observations, and theories. == Definition == According to the United States National Center for Education Statistics, "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". A scientifically literate person is defined as one who has the capacity to: * understand experiment and reasoning as well as basic scientific facts and their meaning. * ask, find, or determine answers to questions derived from curiosity about everyday experiences. * describe, explain, and predict natural phenomena * read with understanding articles about science in the popular press and to engage in social conversation about the validity of the conclusions * identify scientific issues underlying national and local decisions and express positions that are scientifically and technologically informed * evaluate the quality of scientific information on the basis of its source and the methods used to generate it * pose and evaluate arguments based on evidence and to apply conclusions from such arguments appropriately The OECD PISA Framework (2015) defines scientific literacy as "the ability to engage with science-related issues, and with the ideas of science, as a reflective citizen." A scientifically literate person, therefore, is willing to engage in reasoned discourse about science and technology which requires the competencies to: * Explain phenomena scientifically – recognize, offer and evaluate explanations for a range of natural and technological phenomena * Evaluate and design scientific inquiry – describe and appraise scientific investigations and propose ways of addressing questions scientifically. * Interpret data and evidence scientifically – analyze and evaluate data, claims and arguments in a variety of representations and draw appropriate scientific conclusions. Scientific literacy may also be defined in language similar to the definitions of ocean literacy,Earth science literacy and Climate Literacy. Thus a scientifically literate person can: * understand the science relevant to environmental and social issues * communicate clearly about the science * make informed decisions about these issues Finally, scientific literacy may involve particular attitudes toward learning and using science. A scientifically-literate citizen feels concerned about environmental and social issues, responsible to act on these issues, and empowered to use science as a tool in addressing these issues. A scientifically-literate citizen is research-oriented as he/she feels the need to search for something. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「scientific literacy」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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