Abstract
There is no question that we need major innovations or changes in science and technology education for the Knowledge-Intensive Society which has already started in Japan. There have been some major challenges and efforts in science education in various countries and they have been sending interesting researches or data to our society. In the first part (II.) of this paper STS (Science/Technology/Society) in the US is examined as one of the major movements in science education for considering aims or goals. Based on the first part, 'STS' is understood to include 'constructivism' as the basic philosophy for construction of the new science education. The second part is a summary of action research of STS with constructivism. Four in-service education sessions were held at Shizuoka University where more than sixteen science teachers engaged in various activities in STS with constructivism. Thirdly, as a sample module of STS developed by one of the attending teachers, the module 'Medicine and Body' is examined in the context of Japanese culture for future innovation in Japan. Finally, another STS module developed by Nagasu et. al.,; 'Module Aquatic Environment at Lake Kasumigaura and Cultivation of Carps' is examined. The data and discussion show the positive effectiveness of STS with constructivism for now science education in Japan.
