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Science Education in Thailand
2009 Volume 50 Issue 2 Pages 131-138
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2009 Volume 50 Issue 2 Pages 131-138
The Thai education system is based on 12 years of free basic education of which 9 years are compulsory. The Ministry of Education formulated the Basic Education Curriculum B.E.2544 (AD. 2001). Science is one of the principal subject groups in the Basic Education Curriculum. The Institute for the Promotion of Teaching Science and Technology (IPST) provides learning units, descriptions of the basic science courses and lesson plans. All these comprise the core of the Basic Education Curriculum as stipulated in the National Education Act B.E. 2542 (A.D. 1999) to help Thai people achieve scientific literacy.
