The vision and goal of Thailand science education not only, conceptualizes scientific literacy,
but considers the impact this should have on school science teaching. To realize the vision
proposed in the reforms, the science curriculum should be relevant to learners’ real life
experience. In Thailand, science is a compulsory topic in the Thai high school curriculum
from Grades 1 - 12. The National Education Plan 1997, Section 9, emphasizes science and
technology, and is based on the principle that all learners are capable of learning and selfdevelopment.
The Institute for the Promotion of Teaching Science and Technology (IPST)
(2002) stipulates the goals of science education for scientific literacy to be the following: