Empowering scientific literacy through digital literacy and multiliteracies / Wan Ng.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ng, Wan, 1955-

Series:

Education in a competitive and globalizing world series.

Education in a Competitive and Globalizing World

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Science--Study and teaching.

Science.

Technological literacy.

Science--Methodology.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (214 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : Nova, c2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

We live in a society largely driven by science and technology. As more scientific and technological issues dominate public debates at national and international levels, it is important to ensure that our students become global citizens who are scientifically literate. However, many students have poor attitudes and low engagement levels toward the learning of science. This book puts forward an argument that we should capitalise on the affordances that digital technologies offer in enabling better science learning, the general technological interest and knowledge of young people and the motivating influence of technology for learning, to foster the development of scientific literacy in students.

Contents:

Introduction

Scientific literacy

Digital literacy : a general perspective

Multiliteracies : multimodal means of supporting science literacy

A framework for empowering scientific literacy through digital literacy and mutliliteracies

Multimodal-supported science learning : examples of pedagogy

Implications for teachers in integrating digital technologies in science teaching and learning

Looking forward.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from title page (ebrary, July 18, 2013).

ISBN:

1-62100-818-5

OCLC:

852149466