Recently, the results of the 13th sample survey of Chinese citizens' scientific literacy showed that the proportion of mainland citizens with scientific literacy will reach 14.14% in 2023. From what angles have the media reported and interpreted the results of this sample survey on the scientific literacy of Chinese citizens? What do netizens pay attention to and comment on? Let's take a look——
The People's Daily conducted a comprehensive report on the results of the 13th sample survey on the scientific literacy of Chinese citizens. This paper elaborates on the overall improvement of the scientific quality of mainland citizens. (See Figure 1)
▲Figure 1 (Source: People's Daily Online)
In the report, Xinhua News Agency emphasized the importance of improving scientific literacy to national development and social progress, and pointed out the direction of efforts to improve citizens' scientific literacy in the future. (See Figure 2)
▲Figure 2 (Source: Xinhua Xianbao)
CCTV News, on the other hand, reported the results of the investigation in a news program and widely disseminated them through online platforms, which attracted widespread attention from the society. (See Figure 3)
▲Figure 3 (Source: CCTV)
Judging from the published reports, different mainstream media outlets also have different emphases.
For example, Guangming Daily reported on the results of the survey from the perspective of education and culture, and discussed the role of improving the scientific quality of citizens in cultivating innovative talents and promoting the progress of social civilization. (See Figure 4)
▲Figure 4 (Source: Guangming Daily)
While highly acknowledging that "the imbalance has been significantly alleviated" and "showing a trend of accelerated growth", the "People's Political Consultative Conference Daily" also objectively pointed out that "there are still shortcomings such as "the overall level is still not high, especially the scientific quality of rural residents and the elderly needs to be improved". (See Figure 5)
▲Figure 5 (Source: People's Political Consultative Conference Daily)
For example, "Science and Technology Daily" analyzed the relationship between the improvement of scientific literacy and scientific and technological innovation and scientific popularization.
For the media reports, interpretations and analysis, many readers and netizens left their opinions.
In addition to liking it, some readers also saw the reasons behind the survey results of "overall improvement of scientific quality", and felt encouraged and confident in the development trend.
Netizen @drunkard Leqile left a message on the Weibo of the People's Daily (Overseas Edition),
Netizen @peony left a message on the WeChat public account of the Voice of the China Association for Science and Technology:
Some readers were curious about the survey and the concepts and mechanisms behind it.
For example, netizens from Zhejiang @froggy curious:
Netizen @ from Guangdong is not only curious about "what is the standard of scientific literacy", but also curious about "I am not in this 14%":
There are many more enthusiastic readers who have given simple and sincere suggestions and put forward their own ideas for the further development of scientific quality.
For example, in the People's Daily APP,
Netizen @tomorrow's sunshine agreed in the comments:
Netizen @Senior Diver Leo on the Science and Technology Daily Weibo,
expressed the expectation of the science and technology venue:
In the huge amount of information and data, the suggestions of netizens seem to be ordinary and casual, but they are actually the most valuable voices, reflecting the public's deep expectations and concerns about the popularization of science and culture. In response to concerns, it is necessary to provide the public with a more diversified and high-quality scientific and cultural experience, so as to jointly promote the improvement of the scientific literacy of the whole people, which is also the significance of the sampling survey and release of the scientific literacy of Chinese citizens.
Finally, we have prepared a few questions for the citizen science literacy mock test, which is also what many netizens are most concerned about, let's take a test!
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Source: CCTV News WeChat public account (ID: cctvnewscenter) comprehensive "Financial Survey"