Question

there are many definitions for scientific literacy; however, it is best defined by describing skills, aptitudes and abilities. as a scientifically literate freshman stem major, which of the following skills, aptitudes or abilities would least assist you in successfully completing your college stem major?

a. ability to analyze and evaluate scientific evidence
b. ability of scientific discourse
c. aptitude for creative and critical thinking
d. understanding scientific concepts required for personal decision making as it relates to civic and cultural affairs
e. operate in team discovery

question 2 (1 point)
benjamin bloom, an educational psychologist, developed a classification of levels of intellectual behavior important to learning. which answer depicts that six levels of intellectual behavior from the lowest level to the most complex abstract mental level?

a. knowledge, understand, analyze, apply, evaluate, create
b. knowledge, understand, apply, evaluate, analyze, create
c. knowledge, understand, apply, analyze, create, evaluate
d. knowledge, understand, apply, analyze, evaluate, create
e. knowledge, understand, evaluate, apply, analyze, create

question 3 (1 point)
if a group of scientist development and designed a new cell phone, this would probably be classified at what level of intellectual behavior according to blooms revised taxonomy?

a. understand
b. apply
c. analyze
d. evaluate

Explanation:

Question 1:

STEM college coursework focuses on technical scientific analysis, collaboration, critical/creative thinking, and scientific discussion. Option d centers on personal/civic decision-making with scientific concepts, which is less directly relevant to completing STEM major requirements compared to the other options.

Question 2:

Bloom's Revised Taxonomy follows a clear hierarchy from basic to complex intellectual skills: starting with recalling knowledge, understanding it, applying it, analyzing information, evaluating ideas, and finally creating new work.

Question 3:

Developing and designing a new cell phone involves generating original, novel work, which aligns with the highest level of Bloom's Revised Taxonomy, focused on creating new products or ideas.

Answer:

Question 1: d. Understanding scientific concepts required for personal decision making as it relates to civic and cultural affairs
Question 2: d. Knowledge, Understand, Apply, Analyze, Evaluate, Create
Question 3: (Note: The full options are cut off, but the correct level for designing a new product is Create; assuming it is the missing option, the answer would be the "Create" option. Based on standard taxonomy, the correct category is Create.)