CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON OF PERCEPTIONS ON THE GLOBAL SCIENTIFIC LITERACY WITH AUSTRALIAN, CHINESE, AND KOREAN MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS

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作者：
Mun K. [1 ]
Lee H. [2 ]
Kim S.-W. [2 ]
Choi K. [2 ]
Choi S.-Y. [1 ]
Krajcik J.S. [2 ]
机构：
[1] CREATE for STEM Institute, Michigan State University, 620 Farm Lane, East Lansing, MI
[2] Department of Science Education, Ewha Womans University, 52, Ewhayeodae-gil, Seoul
来源：
International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education | 2015年 / 13卷 / Suppl 2期
基金：
新加坡国家研究基金会;
关键词：
character and values; citizenship education; cross-cultural; habits of mind; meta-cognition and self-direction; science as human endeavor; scientific literacy;
D O I：
10.1007/s10763-013-9492-y
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摘要：
In this study, we explored the extent to which Australian, Chinese, and Korean middle school students perceived themselves to have scientific literacy as global citizens and attempted to identify differences and/or commonalities in their perceptions. A total of 655 middle school students (8th and 9th grades; 358 girls and 297 boys) from the three countries participated in the study. We used Global Scientific Literacy Questionnaires (GSLQ) as a survey instrument to assess the students’ perceptions. The GSLQ was developed based on a conceptual framework of Scientific Literacy suggested by Choi, Kim, Lee, Mun, Choi, Krajcik & Shin (2011) and Choi, Lee, Shin, Kim & Krajcik (Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 48(6), 670–697, 2011) for citizenship education in the 21st century. The results indicated that most of the students from the three countries showed a tendency toward higher scores for Science as human endeavor; the lowest scores were in Meta-cognition and self-direction. A pattern of gender difference was also examined among the three countries. We suggest future research questions based on a cross-cultural perspective in order to explore the reasons for the existence of these similarities and differences. © 2013, National Science Council, Taiwan.
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