Reaching a Consensus on the Definition of Genetic Literacy that Is Required from a Twenty-First-Century Citizen
Year: 2017
Type: article
Abstract: To determine what knowledge of genetics is needed for decision-making on genetic-related issues, a consensus-reaching approach was used. An international group of 57 experts, involved in teaching, studying, or developing genetic education and communication or working with genetic applications in medicine, agriculture, or forensics, answered the questions: “What knowledge of genetics is relevant to those individuals not professionally involved in science?” and “Why is this knowledge relevant?” The answers were classified in different knowledge components following the PISA 2015 science framework. During a workshop with the participants, the results were discussed and applied to seven cases in which genetic knowledge is relevant for decision-making. The analysis of these discussions resulted in a revised framework consisting of nine conceptual knowledge components, three sociocultural components, and four epistemic components. The framework can be used in curricular decisions; its open character allows for including new technologies and applications and facilitates comparisons of different cases.
Source: Science & Education
Institutions: Utrecht University, Weizmann Institute of Science
Language: English
Subfield: Education
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: hybrid
Estimated APC paid: $3,090
Funders: Educational Testing Service, University of Utah, University of Washington, Cancer Genomics Centre, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, Karlstads universitet, Carl von Ossietzky Universität Oldenburg, University of Leeds, Australian Catholic University, University of Melbourne, Curtin University of Technology, Universiteit Utrecht, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, University of Crete, Université de Toulouse, Göteborgs Universitet, Université de Genève, National Taiwan Normal University, Universidade do Porto, Directorate for STEM Education
OpenAlex ID: W2767967664