Designs for Science Literacy: with companion CD-ROM

Features

• Cover Type: Paperback with 312 pages
• Published by: Oxford University Press, USA; Pap/Cdr edition March 22, 2001
• Written in: English
• ISBN 10 Number: 0195132785
• ISBN 13 Number: 978-0195132786
• Book Dimensions: 9 x 9 x 0.7 inches
• Weighs: 1.9 pounds

Book Description
The call for science curriculum reform has been made over and over again for much of the twentieth century. Arguments have been made that the content of the curriculum is not appropriate for meeting the individual and social requirements of people living in the modern world; that the curriculum has become overstuffed with topics and does not serve students especially well; and above all, that the curriculum does not generate the student learning it is expected to produce. The latest volume in a continuing series of publications from the AAAS designed to reform science education, Designs for Science Literacy presupposes that curriculum reform must be considerably more extensive and fundamental than the tinkering with individual courses and subjects that has been going on for decades. Designs deals with the critical issues involved in assembling sound instructional materials into a new, coherent K-12 whole. The book pays special attention to the need to link science-oriented studies to the arts and humanities, and also proposes how to align the curriculum with an established set of learning goals while preserving the American tradition of local responsibility for the curriculum itself. If fundamental curriculum reform is ever to occur, a new process for creating alternatives will have to be developed. Designs for Science Literacy provides the groundwork for such a process.

About The Author
The American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) is the largest international federation of scientists and scientific societies in the world, with more than 141,000 individual members and nearly 300 affiliated scientific organizations and academies of science. AAAS is a non-profit organization dedicated to the public's understanding of science and technology, and to responsible scientific advancement across all disciplines. Project 2061 is AAAS's long-term nationwide initiative to improve science, mathematics, and technology education for all students.

Reader Reviews
This book and CD ROM will come in handy for my graduate work. I would suggest teachers in grades K-12 use the book for not only research but also when developing and considering materials, lessons, units, and curriculum design for Science, Math, and Technology. Comment | | (Report this)