Comparative Analysis of Scientific Communication Skills between Korean and Australian University Students

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to compare and analyze the scientific communication skills of Korean and Australian university students and identify areas that need improvement. As a result of the analysis, it was found that Korean students had higher overall science communication skills than Australian students. However, as a result of analyzing scientific communication skills by field, the type of legitimacy was higher among Australian university students than Korean university students. On the other hand, Korean university students showed higher ability to express letters and visual images than Australian university students. In addition, through a correlation analysis on the types and forms of scientific communication skills, it was possible to confirm the characteristics of scientific communication skills of university students in both countries. This study is significant in that it provides insight into the understanding of the characteristics of scientific communication skills of Korean and Australian university students.