The debate on science and society is too fast for Italians’ scientific literacy
Italians’ scientific literacy struggles to keep abreast of the ever more rapid developments in science. The increasing complexity of issues, ranging from genetics to climate change – and their consequent intertwining with ethical, political and juridical issues – demand a type of knowledge and instruments for their comprehension that are fundamentally different and novel with…
ROSE
ROSE – the Relevance of Science Education is an international comparative research project meant to shed light on factors of importance to the learning of science and technology (S&T) – as perceived by the learners, specifically by students towards the end of secondary school (age 15). The lack of relevance of the S&T curriculum is…
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A review By the Agencia De Noticias Científicas Y Tecnológicas Argentina, Cyta – Instituto Leloir. Uninformed anti-scientists and optimistic critics, by Massimiano Bucchi, Oxygen, april 2008, n.3, Codice Edizioni,Turin, pp. 116-117.
Italy takes part in the ROSE project
ROSE – the Relevance of Science Education is an international comparative research project meant to shed light on factors of importance to the learning of science and technology (S&T) – as perceived by the learners, specifically by students towards the end of secondary school (age 15). The lack of relevance of the S&T curriculum is…