The aim of this study was to investigate the level of scientific literacy of higher basic school teachers in the Directorate of Education, south of Hebron. The study sample consisted of 140 male and female teachers who were selected by using stratified random sample to present (32%) of the study's population which consisted of (437) female and male teachers in the second semester of the academic year 2012/2013. The researcher used the test of scientific literacy. The validity and reliability of testing were verified and achieved in appropriate ways. To achieve the purpose of the study, means, standard deviations, independent T- test and one way ANOVA were used. The results of the study were as the follows: The level of scientific literacy of higher basic stage science teachers was moderate and there were statistically significant difference at the level of significance (α ≤ 0.05) between the means of scientific literacy of teachers due to specialization in favor of the scientific stream and there were no statistically significant differences at the level of significance (α ≤ 0.05) between the scientific literacy of teachers due to gender, experience and qualifications. In light of the results of the study, the researcher recommends holding workshops for science teachers for the development of scientific literacy on the nature of science and technology, the relationship of science to technology and linking that to the problems and challenges facing the society. He urges teachers to develop their stocks of knowledge and employ them in different life situations and conduct more studies on scientific literacy in other areas.

Title

Akādīmīyat al-Qāsimī

Publisher

Akādīmīyat al-Qāsimī

Publisher Country

Palestine

Publication Type

Both (Printed and Online)

Volume

17

Year

2013

Pages

40