Toward a More Scientifically Literate Public

Author(s)

Michael Bass, University of Central Florida

Description

The University of Central Florida (UCF) Forum is a weekly series of opinion columns presented by the UCF News & Information. The columns are the opinions of the writers, who serve on the UCF Forum panel of faculty members, staffers and students for a year. A new column is posted each Wednesday at UCF Today and then broadcast between 7:50 and 8 a.m. Sunday on WUCF-FM (89.9).

Publication Date

12-2-2015

Keywords

Scientifically literate; Scientifically literate public; Scientifically illiterate; STEM; Science classes; Scientific issues; Engineering issues; Culture of Science; Science and technology; Impact of science; Pathological science; Scientific ethics; Science education

Introduction

As a society we do a terrible job of educating our children to become scientifically literate. Sure, we have STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) programs throughout the country, and with some justification we can brag about the successes of students that are in or who have graduated from such learning experiences.

Subjects

Science--Study and teaching; Science; Literacy; Literacy programs; Technological literacy; Literacy--Societies, etc

Creator (Linked Data)

Bass, Michael, 1939-(VIAF); Bass, Michael, 1939-(LC)

Collection

UCF Forum

Publisher

University of Central Florida

STARS Citation

Bass, Michael (2015). Toward a more scientifically literate public. UCF Today, 2015-12-02. Retrieved from http://today.ucf.edu/toward-a-more-scientifically-literate-public/

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