Dr. Niels G. Mede - Measuring science literacy in a digital world:

Journal article

Niels G. Mede, Emily L. Howell, Mike S. Schäfer, Julia Metag, Becca Beets, Dominique Brossard
Science Communication, 2025

DOI: 10.1177/10755470251317379

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Mede, N. G., Howell, E. L., Schäfer, M. S., Metag, J., Beets, B., & Brossard, D. (2025). Measuring science literacy in a digital world: Development and validation of a multi-dimensional survey scale. Science Communication. https://doi.org/10.1177/10755470251317379

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Mede, Niels G., Emily L. Howell, Mike S. Schäfer, Julia Metag, Becca Beets, and Dominique Brossard. “Measuring Science Literacy in a Digital World: Development and Validation of a Multi-Dimensional Survey Scale.” Science Communication (2025).

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Mede, Niels G., et al. “Measuring Science Literacy in a Digital World: Development and Validation of a Multi-Dimensional Survey Scale.” Science Communication, 2025, doi:10.1177/10755470251317379.

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@article{mede2025a,
  title = {Measuring science literacy in a digital world: Development and validation of a multi-dimensional survey scale},
  year = {2025},
  journal = {Science Communication},
  doi = {10.1177/10755470251317379},
  author = {Mede, Niels G. and Howell, Emily L. and Schäfer, Mike S. and Metag, Julia and Beets, Becca and Brossard, Dominique}
}

We present a new multilingual 14-item scale for measuring science literacy in survey and experimental research. The scale captures three essential dimensions of science literacy in a digital world: civic science literacy, science media literacy, and cognitive science literacy. We developed, tested, and validated the scale through two preregistered national quota surveys in Switzerland and the United States in four languages (English, German, French, Italian). Iterative factor analyses, Bayesian Item Response Theory analyses, and validity tests confirm robustness and reliability of the scale.