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Table 1 Framework for the assessment of CSL

From: Development and validation of an instrument for measuring civic scientific literacy

Dimension

Elements

Scientific knowledge

mathematics and information, matter and energy, life and health, earth and environment, engineering and technology

Scientific method

observation and experimentation, induction and deduction, model representation

Problem-solving

essential life and production skills, practical and reflective abilities, science engagement (SE)

Scientific thought and spirit of science

Scientific Outlook on Development, nature of science (NOS), exploration and persistence, rationality and questioning, empirical and innovation