Benchmarks for science literacy.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Project 2061 (American Association for the Advancement of Science)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Science--Study and teaching--United States.

Science.

Mathematics--Study and teaching--United States.

Mathematics.

Engineering--Study and teaching--United States.

Engineering.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (443 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York, New York ; Oxford, [England] : Oxford University Press, 1993.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Published to glowing praise in 1990, Science for All Americans defined the science-literate American--describing the knowledge, skills, and attitudes all students should retain from their learning experience--and offered a series of recommendations for reforming our system of education inscience, mathematics, and technology. Benchmarks for Science Literacy takes this one step further. Created in close consultation with a cross-section of American teachers, administrators, and scientists, Benchmarks elaborates on the recommendations to provide guidelines for what all students shouldknow and be

Contents:

TABLE OF CONTENTS; PREFACE; ABOUT BENCHMARKS; BENCHMARKS; 1 THE NATURE OF SCIENCE; 2 THE NATURE OF MATHEMATICS; 3 THE NATURE OF TECHNOLOGY; 4 THE PHYSICAL SETTING; 5 THE LIVING ENVIRONMENT; 6 THE HUMAN ORGANISM; 7 HUMAN SOCIETY; 8 THE DESIONED WORLD; 9 THE MATHEMATICAL WORLD; 10 HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVES; 11 COMMON THEMES; 12 HABITS OF MIND; BACKGROUND; 13 THE ORIGIN OF BENCHMARKS; 14 ISSUES AND LANGUAGE; 15 THE RESEARCH BASE; 16 BEYOND BENCHMARKS; PARTICIPANTS; INDEX; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W, Z

Notes:

"Project 2061, American Association for the Advancement of Science."

Includes index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

0-19-984007-5

0-19-972651-5

OCLC:

870242936