Activity 2.

How Scientifically Literate You Are?

Study this scoring rubric. Based on this scoring rubric, identify the indicators of
scientific literacy. Score yourself. Reflect on your score. Explain which level you are
and the factors that significantly affect you.

Rubric on Scientific Literacy

Ability to understand and apply scientific knowledge in order to pose and evaluate
arguments based on evidence and to make decisions and express positions that are
scientifically and technologically informed. A scientifically literate person is able to
evaluate the quality of scientific information on the basis of its source and methods
used to generate it.
Criteria/ 1- 2-Effective 3 -Advanced 4-
Scoring Ineffective Outstandi
level ng
Science and Lacks an Shows minimal Shows Shows
Society understandi understanding of the understanding clear
ng of the role of science in of the understand
role of addressing world strengths of ing of the
science in problems. Uses science in strengths
addressing scientific evidence to addressing and
world explain or act on world limitations
problems. issues. problems. of science
Does not Seeks in
use or uses scientific addressing
inadequate understanding world
scientific as guide to problems.
evidence to develop Seeks
explain or informed scientific
act on positions/decisi understand
issues. ons and to ing as a
explain or act guide to
on issues. action and
utilize a
wide array
of scientific
evidence to
explain or
act on
issues.
Scientific Lacks Understands basic Shows clear Uses deep
Methodolog understandi contrast between comprehension understand
y ng of scientific and intuitive of contrast ing of
scientific problem solving. between science’s
problem scientific and theoretical
solving. Uses science concepts intuitive framework
Uses to analyze/explain one problem s, concepts
 assumptions solving. Is able and terms
to judge contemporary science- to discuss and to explain a
validity of based issue by using integrate contempor
scientific scientific evidence that information ary issue
evidence. supports existing from two or
assumptions. scientific phenomen
perspectives to a. Makes
explain a connection
contemporary s between
issue or science
phenomena perspective
and to discuss s and other
the need for means of
both confirming critical
and refuting analysis.
scientific
evidence.
Sources and Cannot Is able to find, Able to find Able to find
Use of distinguish comprehend and use and and
Scientific between basic science sources comprehend comprehen
Information reputable written for the professional d
scientific public(e.g. NOAA’s scientific profession
sources, National Weather sources from al scientific
pseudoscien Service). one scientific sources for
ce, political, domain. Able multiple
or editorial Can understand and to integrate domains.
opinion. utilize these science findings from Able to
articles/publications/so professional find,
urces. scientific evaluate
sources into and apply
work. findings
from
profession
al scientific
sources
into work

Source: http://learn.quinnipiac.edu/eportfolioinfo/rubrics/Scietific_Litearcy_Rubric.pdf#page=1