Benchmarks for Science Literacy

Although the AAAS Project 2061 benchmarks are not aimed at postsecondary education, the role of the laboratory described here applies equally well to the college level. As stated in Benchmarks for Science Literacy, Of course, the student laboratory can be designed to help students learn about the nature of scientific inquiry. As a first step, it would help simply to reduce the number of experiments undertaken (making time available to probe questions more deeply) and... 

Project 2061 (1993) Benchmarks for Science Literacy, p. 9. New York Oxford University Press. 

AAAS— American Association for the Advancement of Science. (1993). Benchmarks for science literacy. New York Oxford University. 

Project 2061, American Association for the Advancement of Science. 1993. Benchmarks for Science Literacy. New York Oxford University Press. While focused on what students should know about science, mathematics, and technology by the end of grades 2, 5, 8, and 12, this book provides well-thought-out competencies, discussions, and perspectives. Engineering educators may use this book for K-12 collaborations and also as a tool to what students should know before they come to college. 

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