Course: OCR Level 3 Alternative Academic Qualification Cambridge Advanced Nationals in Applied Science.
Unit F181: Science in society
Topic Area: 4 Communicating science
4.4.1 Public trust in the scientific community and developments
□ Misinformation vs disinformation
□ Ways of improving public trust in the scientific community and developments
- Know how to differentiate between misinformation and disinformation
- How to identify potential misinformation and disinformation in science
- Why science might be misrepresented
- Different ways science can be misrepresented
- Possible causes of misinformation
- Sources of misinformation
- Know definition of scientific literacy
- Why it is important for all citizens in society to be scientifically literate
- How scientists can improve communication with citizens about developments and research
4.4.2 Bias in science communication
□ Confirmation bias
□ Publication bias
□ Reporting bias
□ Biased language
□ Conclusions influenced by other factors
- Contrast in how the term bias is used in science and in everyday language
- Key ideas about each type of bias in science communication
- Possible consequences of bias in science communication
- Know how to avoid bias in science communication
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AAQ in Applied Science - Unit F181: Science in society
Course: OCR Level 3 Alternative Academic Qualification Cambridge Advanced Nationals in Applied Science. Unit F181: Science in society **Topic Area 1.1 The skills of scientists** **Topic Area 2: Handling scientific data** 2.1 Types of scientific data 2.2 Collecting scientific data 2.3 Storage and presentation of scientific data 2.4 Interpreting data **Topic Area 3: Scientific developments** 3.1 Hypothesis, theory, and law 3.1.1 Scientific use of terms 3.1.2 Scientific theory vs scientific law 3.2 Using new technologies in science 3.2.1 New technologies play an important part in continuing scientific development 3.2.2 Limitations and risks of new technologies in society 3.3 Implications and limitations of scientific developments 3.3.1 Considerations for scientific developments 3.3.2 Contemporary issues that science will need to solve in the future **Topic Area: 4 Communicating science** 4.1 Methods of communication 4.1.1 Communicating science to the public using the media 4.1.2 Communicating science between experts: 4.2 Plagiarism 4.3 Using science to inform decision making 4.4 Problems with communicating science 4.4.1 Public trust in the scientific community and developments 4.4.2 Bias in science communication
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OCR AAQ in Applied Science: Communicating science
Course: OCR Level 3 Alternative Academic Qualification Cambridge Advanced Nationals in Applied Science. Unit F181: Science in society Topic Area: 4 Communicating science **4.1 Methods of communication** 4.1.1 Communicating science to the public using the media 4.1.2 Communicating science between experts: **4.2 Plagiarism ** **4.3 Using science to inform decision making** **4.4 Problems with communicating science** 4.4.1 Public trust in the scientific community and developments 4.4.2 Bias in science communication
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