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STAN
has worked hard to translate national and educational objectives
into curricula and teaching objectives through the development
of curricula designed to help individuals attain cognition,
acquire process skills and develop scientific attitudes which
will enable them to think critically, manage and use available
resources, to effectively adapt to their environment, assume
responsibilities and fulfill domestic, economic, social, and
political roles. Starting from 1968 in response to a request
from the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) to critically
examine and revise existing syllabuses in the various science
subjects, STAN constituted three Curriculum Development Committees
(CDC) and charged them with the sole responsibility of reviewing
and revising existing science curricula. The report of the
various committees led to the production of alternative WAEC
syllabuses in science subjects which were in use for many
years. In addition, the report also gave birth to the Nigerian
Integrated Science Project (NISP) with the set of materials comprising pupils textbooks,
pupils workbooks, and Teachers guide first published in 1971
and introduced into the school system the same year. STAN
has continued to give a critical appraisal of the science
education curriculum with a view to identifying defects and
devising original solutions. To this effect, STAN has devoted
its efforts to science curriculum innovation and renewal particularly
at the primary and secondary education levels.
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