Science Education for Public Understanding Program (SEPUP): Issues-Oriented Science for Secondary Schools

“为大众理解的科学教育计划”（SEPUP）将在全国范围内进行实地测试，并在1年的时间里开发出具体的初中课程和强调全球问题的高中课程。这些课程将强调以问题为导向的科学，以及在决策中使用科学证据和风险效益分析。这些课程将继续强调化学教育促进公众理解计划（CEPUP）对涉及化学品使用的社会问题的重视，并通过处理生命、地球和物理科学以及技术方面的其他问题来扩大该计划的范围。八个新模块将涵盖2061计划中提出的许多大型科学主题，以及以问题为导向的主题，如循证决策、不确定性和争议、科学和社会系统。课程材料将强调学生作为科学研究的积极参与者，目标是培养能够对科学和技术问题做出基于证据的决策的独立思考者。材料将包括一本教师参考书、一份学生课文、项目和扩展活动、成套录像带和软件。对学生学习的评估已经融入到教材中。

The Science Education for Public Understanding Program (SEPUP) will develop, field test nationally and publish two one-year courses: a more concrete course for middle school and a course emphasizing global issues for high school. The courses will stress issues-oriented science and the use of scientific evidence and risk-benefit analysis in making decisions. These courses will continue the emphasis of the Chemical Education for Public Understanding Program (CEPUP) on societal issues involving the use of chemicals and expand the scope of the program by dealing with other issues in life, earth and physical sciences and in technology. Eight new modules will cover many of the large themes of science proposed in Project 2061 along with issue-oriented themes such as evidence-based decision-making, uncertainty and controversy, science and social systems. Course materials will stress students as active participants in doing science with the goal of developing independent thinkers able to make evidence-based decisions about issues in science and technology. Materials will include a teacher's resource book, a student text, projects and extension activities, kits videotapes and software. Assessment of student learning is built into the materials.