Science is lagging behind
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November 26, 2010, Friday
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ONLY 3.27 percent of Chinese people have basic scientific knowledge, 20 years behind developed countries, a survey by the China Association for Science and Technology (CRISP) revealed yesterday.
Although basic scientific knowledge is low in China, there has been an increase from 1.6 percent in 2005 and 2.25 percent in 2007, said Ren Fujun, director of the China Research Institute for Science Popularization, which carried out the survey for CRISP.
The latest national survey on scientific knowledge is the eighth of its kind. More than 68,000 people were interviewed between November 2009 and May this year.
Yang Wenzhi, a science education director with CRISP, attributed the low levels of knowledge to the country's slow development prior to the 1980s. Poor quality education was also to blame for the situation, he added.
However, he said: "We are focused on catching up with developed countries and the gap is narrowing."
To improve awareness, Yang said CRISP has proposed more neighborhood-level scientific education - such as making literature available and showing documentaries - over the coming five years.
Yang said as more rural people move to cities and get more accesses to °?scientific and technological information, the overall level of knowledge will increase rapidly.
Although basic scientific knowledge is low in China, there has been an increase from 1.6 percent in 2005 and 2.25 percent in 2007, said Ren Fujun, director of the China Research Institute for Science Popularization, which carried out the survey for CRISP.
The latest national survey on scientific knowledge is the eighth of its kind. More than 68,000 people were interviewed between November 2009 and May this year.
Yang Wenzhi, a science education director with CRISP, attributed the low levels of knowledge to the country's slow development prior to the 1980s. Poor quality education was also to blame for the situation, he added.
However, he said: "We are focused on catching up with developed countries and the gap is narrowing."
To improve awareness, Yang said CRISP has proposed more neighborhood-level scientific education - such as making literature available and showing documentaries - over the coming five years.
Yang said as more rural people move to cities and get more accesses to °?scientific and technological information, the overall level of knowledge will increase rapidly.
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