Ms.Patel is a third-grade teacher.Several children in her class have been having trouble concentrating and sitting still in her class,so she finds several articles from psychology journals on hyperactivity and attention in young children.Although she is not a scientist,Ms.Patel is able to understand the articles and then use the information to redesign her classroom schedule to help improve attention.This is an example of
A)the scientific method.
B)the biopsychosocial model.
C)scientific literacy.
D)empiricism.

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This is an example of scientific literacy, which refers to the ability to understand and use scientific information to make informed decisions and solve problems. Ms. Patel applied the knowledge she gained from psychology journals to modify her classroom schedule and improve attention in her students. The other choices, such as the scientific method, biopsychosocial model, and empiricism, do not fully capture the nature of Ms. Patel's actions in this scenario.

MsPatel Is a Third-Grade Teacher