Berhanu Elfu Feleke, Awoke Derbie, Yohannes Zenebe, Daniel Mekonnen, Tadesse Hailu, Begna Tulu, Yesuf Adem, Fetlework Bereded, Fantahun Biadglegne
BURDEN AND DETERMINANT FACTORS OF ANEMIA AMONG ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CHILDREN IN NORTHWEST ETHIOPIA: A COMPARATIVE CROSS SECTIONAL STUDY
African journal of infectious diseases
scientific literacy assumed necessary appraising reliability health claims using national science achievement test explored whether students located lower quartile latent trait scientific literacy scale likely identify health claim fictitious brief news report whether students located upper quartile likely additionally request information relevant appraising claim secondary analysis crosssectional survey data 2229 norwegian 10th grade students 50 females 97 randomly sampled lower secondary schools performed test aprilmay 2013 using rasch modelling linked item difficulty student proficiency science locate proficiencies associated different percentiles latent trait scale estimates students proficiency difficulty identifying claim difficulty making least one request information appraise claim reported logits students reached lower quartile located 05 logits scale likely identify health claim proficiency difficulty estimate task 00 logits students reached upper quartile located 14 logits likely identify health claim barely proficient making one request information task difficulty located 15 logits even performed 90th percentile typically made one request information predominantly methodological aspects interpreting skill request relevant information expressing students proficiency critical appraisal health claims found students high proficiency science possessed skill need teachers healthcare professionals researchers collaborate create learning resources developing lifelong learning skills