Scientific Literacy

Scientific literacy is a competency encompassing the understanding of scientific concepts and methods and the ability to apply this knowledge to interpret phenomena and engage in informed decision-making regarding personal and societal science-related issues.

6.7K

Publications

407.7K

Citations

12.6K

Authors

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

2.1K

Variants

Science Literacy

Parents

Science Education

Children

ArgumentationData InterpretationEnvironmental Science LiteracyEvidence EvaluationExplanationInformation Literacy In ScienceMedia Literacy In SciencePeer ReviewQuantitative ReasoningScientific Inquiry

Publications

6.7K

Pandora's Hope: Essays on the Reality of Science Studies

Monica J. Casper, Bruno Latour · Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews · 2000 · 5.1K citations

Humanities, Philosophy, Nature Of Science +11

Talking science: language, learning, and values

Jay L. Lemke · Choice Reviews Online · 1991 · 4K citations · Full text

Education, Communication, Science Education +10

The Journal of College Science Teaching

Journal of Chemical Education · 1971 · 3.4K citations

Education, Higher Education, Science Education +6

Laboratory Life: The Social Construction of Scientific Facts

Bruno Latour, Steve Woolgar · Oxford University Research Archive (ORA) (University of Oxford) · 1986 · 3K citations

Social Sciences, Science Education, Sociology +16

Laboratory life: The social construction of scientific facts

J. B. Austin · Social Science & Medicine · 1982 · 2.9K citations

Social Sciences, Science Education, Sociology +16

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Authors

12.6K

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Chin‐Chung Tsai
National Taiwan University of Science and Technology, Taiwan
28 publications · 1.8K citations
22
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Okhee Lee
University of Miami, United States
23 publications · 2.1K citations
22
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Adib Rifqi Setiawan
Indonesia University of Education, Indonesia
24 publications · 668 citations
22
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Jonathan Osborne
Stanford University, United States
23 publications · 6.6K citations
21
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Larry D. Yore
University of Victoria, Canada
20 publications · 2.2K citations
18
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1–5 of 12.6K

Institutions

1–8 of 3K

Venues

Journal of Research in Science Teaching
JRST · 233 publications · 25.1K citations
85
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Science Education
243 publications · 30.1K citations
85
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International Journal of Science Education
IJSE · 241 publications · 19.8K citations
72
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Public Understanding of Science
94 publications · 9.8K citations
48
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Research in Science Education
127 publications · 7K citations
43
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See also Scientific Literacy
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