This chapter focuses on changes in large-scale assessments in science education, at the
international, national, and state levels. Historically, these assessments are for purposes …

Student study of science at school has been linked to the need to provide a scientifically
capable workforce and a scientifically literate society. Educators, scientists, and …

Background: In this era of rapid technical advancement, there are growing debates around
the idea of nanotechnology, which are both timely and controversial. Nanotechnology …

During the past two decades, engineering has steadily gained traction as an essential part
of PreK–12 education. Many students now engage with engineering lessons during high …

The speed of development of biotechnology within agriculture, industry, and medicine has
changed our lives, and we need a biotechnological literacy to understand it. This implies that …

Teachers have been shown to frequently avoid addressing biotechnology topics. Aiming to
understand the extent to which teachers' scarce engagement in biotechnology teaching is …

Despite the central place held by bioinformatics in modern life sciences and related areas, it
has only recently been integrated to a limited extent into high-school teaching and learning …

There is evidence indicating that students are rarely asked about what they want to learn,
but when they are asked, the students readily identify topics of personal relevance with a …

This study examined preservice teachers' understanding of biotechnology and its related
processes. A sample comprised 88 elementary education preservice teachers at a large …

El presente trabajo muestra el estudio de las actitudes hacia la ciencia en un grupo de
estudiantes a lo largo de los diferentes niveles de secundaria, según la implementación …