Implications of Data Literacy for Professional and Career Development

Discussion: Implications of Data Literacy for
Professional and Career Development
For this discussion and think about the topic of data literacy.
For this discussion, imagine that you are a science journalist. Remember that in Module
Three you looked at science in the popular media versus research studies. You will
practice the skill in this module of summarizing studies for lay audiences.
For your initial post, address the following:
Summarize the study and interpret its findings for a lay audience.
Focus on objectively translating this study for a lay audience.
Consider how this study relates to current and emerging issues in
psychological research.
How does the study relate to the programmatic themes?
How could the findings from this study be used by people in their work,
personal lives, or to help others?
Explain why data literacy is important when evaluating sources of evidence from
a study.