Do they know what they read? Building a scientific literacy measurement instrument based on science media coverage

Science Communication

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 47-63

  Brossard, Dominique ^a   Shanahan, James ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

Instrument; Measure; Science media; Scientific knowledge; Scientific literacy

Indexed keywords

EID: 33746351744     PISSN: 10755470     EISSN: 15528545     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1075547006291345     Document Type: Review

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