The Nature of Science Education can thus be perceived as a 3 domain representation, as
illustrated in figure 1:
Figure1 about here
From this figure, the nature of science education is clearly portrayed as more than an
understanding the nature of science, or acquisition of scientific ideas. The nature of science
education puts the learning of the nature of science into an educational framework. It links the
nature of science with the full spectrum of educational goals described earlier under the
domains of personal and society developments. This is proposed as a major change of focus
for classroom implementation and also for the assessment of student achievements in the
discipline of science education. It suggests the teaching of science subjects is through a 3
domain educational structure, not simply through science content and such a structure forms
the focus for the enhancement of scientific literacy through formal schooling.