Learning Outcomes

By the end of this topic you should have:

come to an appreciation of the importance to society of science, technology and mathematics;

reached a better understanding of how education can prepare children and adults for life in an increasingly technological world;

considered some of the steps which need to be taken to bring into being an effective Programme for scientific and technological literacy and numerary in your own particular setting;

considered ways to make the teaching of science, technology and mathematics more real in terms of the life situation of your pupils.

1. Project 2000+ international Forum all scientific Technological Literacy for AII, Paris, UNESCO, 1993.