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History of Scientific Literacy Troy Sadler, Professor of Science Education University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Course Focus Assessment Scientific literacy Take a minute… Pause the video What comes to mind when you hear the phrase “scientific literacy?” Brainstorm a list of ideas that might be aspects of scientific literacy Self assessment and documenting our own initial ideas can be a helpful way to recognize potential differences between where we start and where we end up. Introduction of Scientific Literacy (S.L.) Paul DeHart Hurd, Professor at Stanford University, was the first to formally use the phrase “Scientific Literacy” in the 1950s Originally used as a very broad term “desired outcome of science education” (Hurd as quoted in DeBoer, 2000) Quickly became connected to many ideas… 1967 review of literature referencing S.L. (M. Pella) Science and society Ethics of science Nature of science Conceptual knowledge Science and technology Science in humanities By the 1970’s… Scientific literacy (at least some versions) was connected with the ability to build new knowledge. This Photo by Unknown Author is licensed under CC BY-SA Over time S.L. continued to take on new meanings Science content Science process skills Science methods Awareness of how science and technology work Applying science to everyday applications Understanding interrelationships between science, technology, and society Standards movements of the 1990s S.L. becomes reified in documents that set guidelines for what all students should learn S.L. remains quite broad S.L. tends to be aligned with progressive visions of education—thinking beyond acquisition of ideas to the use of those ideas From the National Science Education Standards – US (1996) “Scientific literacy means that a person can ask, and, or determine answers to questions derived from curiosity about everyday experiences. It means that a person has the ability to describe, explai