Building scientific literacy in China: achievements and prospects

• 来源期刊: 科学通报（英文版）
• 年，卷（期）: 2016,（11）
• 页码范围: 871-874
• 页数: 4页
• 语种: 中文
• DOI: 10.1007/s11434-016-1076-0

摘要

Scientific literacy is an important part of a population's comprehensive quality.The improvement in citizens' scientific literacy is not only an intrinsic demand in the construction of an innovation-driven country,but also a foundation project to create the innovative environment and to cultivate innovative talents.Citizens' scientific literacy surveys have been carried out in the United States since 1957 [1].The first survey in China was conducted in 1992,followed by eight consecutive surveys.