Profile of Science Literacy Skills amongst Pre-service Science Teachers

Abstract

Science literacy-based learning is central to 21^st-century education, and Science Teachers are key facilitators in developing students' scientific literacy. This study provides an overview of the perception of scientific literacy abilities of prospective science teachers measured based on 7 aspects, namely metacognitive (M), nature and function of science (NFS), science as human endeavor (SHE), habits of mind (HM), interest in science (IS), teaching scientific literacy (TSL), a sense of moral and social responsibility (MSR), and ethics in science (ES). The research data were obtained from 200 respondents on several campuses in Makassar City. The data were analyzed using SPSS to process and determine the value and then interpreted in criteria ranging from very low to very high. The analysis results show that the ES aspect is in the high criteria with a percentage of 75%, the other 7 aspects are in the very high criteria with a percentage above 80%, and the highest percentage is in the SHE aspect with a figure of 92%.