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The authors use the 1992 challenge from the National Committee on Science Education Standards and Assessment to frame the discussion in this article. Here is their challenge:
. . . [C]reate a vision for the scientifically literate person and standards for science education that, when established, would allow the vision to become reality. The standards, founded in exemplary practice and contemporary views of learning, science, society, and schooling, will serve to guide the science education system toward its goal of a scientifically literate citizenry in productive and socially responsible ways.
This article was first published in January, 1995.
. . . [C]reate a vision for the scientifically literate person and standards for science education that, when established, would allow the vision to become reality. The standards, founded in exemplary practice and contemporary views of learning, science, society, and schooling, will serve to guide the science education system toward its goal of a scientifically literate citizenry in productive and socially responsible ways.
This article was first published in January, 1995.