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Ratcliffe, Mary; Millar, Robin – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 2009
The framework developed for the PISA 2006 science survey starts from everyday contexts in which citizens encounter scientific issues and knowledge claims. Recent curriculum changes in England, making possible the introduction of courses for 15- to 16-year olds with an explicit "scientific literacy" emphasis, are based on a very similar…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Foreign Countries, Scientific Literacy, Science Education
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Bybee, Rodger; McCrae, Barry; Laurie, Robert – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 2009
This article introduces the essential features of the science component of 2006 Program for International Student Assessment (PISA). Administered every 3 years, PISA alternates emphasis on Reading, Mathematics, and Science Literacy. In 2006, PISA emphasized science. This article discusses PISA's definition of scientific literacy, the three…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Scientific Literacy, Science Education, Academic Achievement