02838nam 2200553 450 991079130420332120230124184137.00-19-984007-50-19-972651-5(CKB)2550000001204430(EBL)271063(OCoLC)870242936(SSID)ssj0001037795(PQKBManifestationID)12461617(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001037795(PQKBWorkID)11047390(PQKB)10532601(MiAaPQ)EBC271063(EXLCZ)99255000000120443020170105h19931993 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrBenchmarks for science literacyNew York, New York ;Oxford, [England] :Oxford University Press,1993.©19931 online resource (443 p.)"Project 2061, American Association for the Advancement of Science."Includes index.0-19-508986-3 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, ZPublished 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 beScienceStudy and teachingUnited StatesMathematicsStudy and teachingUnited StatesEngineeringStudy and teachingUnited StatesScienceStudy and teachingMathematicsStudy and teachingEngineeringStudy and teaching507/.1/273Project 2061 (American Association for the Advancement of Science)MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910791304203321Benchmarks for science literacy3832767UNINA