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Science Literacy Among University Students: A Cross-Cultural Comparison of Students in Eau Claire, WI and Students in Stirling, UK

open access: yes, 2012
Color poster with text, graphs, and tables.Acceptance of evolution in America is relatively low according to absolute standards, with an estimated one in 20 Americans meeting basic requirements for science literacy (Miller, 1998).
Ryan, Danielle, Harris, Heather D.
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E-Module Based on Blended Learning Type Flipped Classroom on Climate Change Materials to Train Students' Digital Literacy Ability

open access: yes, 2023
Objective: E-modules are teaching materials integrated with technological advances using digital applications that are more attractive to students. One of the problems in learning science is the low ability of students' digital literacy.
Indana, Sifak   +2 more
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Video and Text‐Based Supplemental Health Information and Consumer Willingness to Pay for Nutrient‐Enhanced Eggs

open access: yesAgribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Nutritional information is very important in the food choices of consumers. However, when they are too scientific or technical, they have the potential to confuse consumers, resulting in information asymmetry and dissuading them from making beneficial choices.
Edeoba W. Edobor   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Scientific literacy for sustainability

open access: yes, 2006
We only need to consider public media reports to appreciate that there is growing concern amongst citizens for sustainability. This concern arises from increasing appreciation that the current direction and rate of exploitation of resources is not ...
Murcia, Karen
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Impact of Digital Ability and Rice Technology Adoption on Rice Farming Performance in Benin

open access: yesAgribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study examines the combined effects of digital ability and the adoption of various rice technologies among smallholder rice farmers, using GPS‐spatially matched data sources that include household surveys and a general census of rice value chain actors in Benin.
Landry Bellarmin Kassa, Takeshi Sakurai
wiley   +1 more source

Curriculum based approach to information literacy education [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
Despite the growth of literature and many information literacy programs on higher education campuses, the literature of information literacy and the concept on information literacy as a viable academic subject remain hidden to most professors and policy
Lhungdim, T., Singson, Mangkhollen
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Protection Motivation Theory and Farmers' Participation in Futures Markets: Evidence From Germany

open access: yesAgribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study examines why German farmers show limited adoption of commodity futures contracts despite substantial price volatility, applying Protection Motivation Theory (PMT) to understand the cognitive processes driving participation decisions in futures markets. Survey data from 303 German farmers collected in 2024 were analyzed using Partial
Hendrik Wever   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Toward ecological literacy: A permaculture approach to junior secondary science

open access: yes, 2013
Environmental, economic, and social trends suggest the need for more sustainable ways of thinking and patterns of behavior. Such a shift would require humanity to function at high levels of ecological literacy, which relies on a certain amount of ...
Lebo, Nelson Fry, III
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Supporting Information Literacy Learning: Implementation of the National Recommendation in a Science Library [PDF]

open access: yes, 2008
Information literacy (IL) has been under active discussion within Finnish academic libraries from the beginning of this millennium. In the Development Plan for Education and Research 2003-2008 The Ministry of Education emphasises the role of the ...
Kakkonen, Anne, Virrankoski, Antti
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Association of school leaders’ COVID-19 health literacy with the implementation of health promotion in schools in Germany: a cross-sectional study

open access: yesBMC Public Health
Background Health literacy has recently been proposed as a resource to deal with health-related information during the COVID-19 pandemic. Especially the education sector was affected by the consequences of the pandemic, e.g.
Marlene Meyer   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

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