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| Title |
Are you SLiM? Developing an instrument for civic scientific literacy measurement (SLiM) based on media coverage
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| Published in |
Public Understanding of Science, September 2010
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| DOI | 10.1177/0963662510377562 |
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| Authors |
Carl-Johan Rundgren, Shu-Nu Chang Rundgren, Yuen-Hsien Tseng, Pei-Ling Lin, Chun-Yen Chang |
| Abstract |
The purpose of this study is to develop an instrument to assess civic scientific literacy measurement (SLiM), based on media coverage. A total of 50 multiple-choice items were developed based on the most common scientific terms appearing in media within Taiwan. These questions covered the subjects of biology (45.26%, 22 items), earth science (37.90%, 19 items), physics (11.58%, 6 items) and chemistry (5.26%, 3 items). A total of 1034 students from three distinct groups (7th graders, 10th graders, and undergraduates) were invited to participate in this study. The reliability of this instrument was 0.86 (KR 20). The average difficulty of the SLiM ranged from 0.19 to 0.91, and the discrimination power was 0.1 to 0.59. According to participants' performances on SLiM, it was revealed that 10th graders (Mean = 37.34±0.23) performed better than both undergraduates (Mean = 33.00±0.33) and 7th graders (Mean = 26.73±0.45) with significant differences in their SLiM. |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 50% |
| Unknown | 1 | 50% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 2 | 100% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 66 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Portugal | 1 | 2% |
| Turkey | 1 | 2% |
| Taiwan | 1 | 2% |
| Argentina | 1 | 2% |
| United States | 1 | 2% |
| Unknown | 61 | 92% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 13 | 20% |
| Researcher | 6 | 9% |
| Student > Master | 6 | 9% |
| Professor > Associate Professor | 5 | 8% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 4 | 6% |
| Other | 19 | 29% |
| Unknown | 13 | 20% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Social Sciences | 28 | 42% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 3 | 5% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 3 | 5% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 2 | 3% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 2 | 3% |
| Other | 14 | 21% |
| Unknown | 14 | 21% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 4. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 14 April 2020.
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#7,205,048
of 24,989,834 outputs
Outputs from Public Understanding of Science
#612
of 1,088 outputs
Outputs of similar age
#33,325
of 104,122 outputs
Outputs of similar age from Public Understanding of Science
#5
of 11 outputs
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So far Altmetric has tracked 1,088 research outputs from this source. They typically receive a lot more attention than average, with a mean Attention Score of 18.6. This one is in the 42nd percentile – i.e., 42% of its peers scored the same or lower than it.
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