Assessing Scientific Literacy Levels among Secondary School Science Students of District Lahore

Autor/inn/en	Shahzadi, Iram; Nasreen, Abida
Titel	Assessing Scientific Literacy Levels among Secondary School Science Students of District Lahore
Quelle	In: Bulletin of Education and Research, 42 (2020) 3, S.1-21 (21 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0555-7747
Schlagwörter	Scientific Literacy; Student Evaluation; Secondary School Students; Foreign Countries; Gender Differences; Educational Attainment; Parent Background; Competence; Individual Differences; Pakistan + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Schulnote; Studentische Bewertung; Sekundarschüler; Ausland; Geschlechterkonflikt; Bildungsabschluss; Bildungsgut; Elternhaus; Kompetenz; Individueller Unterschied
Abstract	The purpose of this quantitative study was to assess the scientific literacy levels among the government secondary school science students of district Lahore. Proportionate stratified random sampling and purposive sampling were used for selection of 16 government secondary schools comprised of seven boys' and nine girls' schools of district Lahore. The selected schools were taken by five percent of proportion of total population. By using Bybee Scale, the test was designed contained two to ten contextual situations and questions of four scientific literacy levels. Analysis of the study was based on percentage, mean, t-test, and ANOVA. The results revealed that secondary school science students attained the nominal and functional level of scientific literacy which was at the lowest levels. Findings also showed that girls performed better than boys in all levels of scientific literacy. There was no difference in the scores of students related to their mothers' education and mothers' skill level. There was a difference in the scores of students related to their fathers' education, fathers' skill level and students' dedicated time for learning of science (hours per day, at school as well as at home). The curriculum developers should plan a course of scientific literacy or merge scientific literacy concepts and activities in science textbooks for secondary schools to increase scientific literacy. The time period for science subjects should be increased in government schools. All teachers from any subject should use such teaching methods especially for boys to make them critical thinkers. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Institute of Education and Research. University of the Punjab Quaid-i-Azam Campus, Lahore, 54590 Pakistan. e-mail: ber.ier@pu.edu.pk; Web site: http://pu.edu.pk/home/journal/32
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01