Abstract The modern objective of Science Education is to foster Scientific Literacy, a goal critically advanced by the Science, Technology, and Society (STS) approach. This study performs a rigorous content analysis of Chapter titled, “To Life Processes, in the IXth Standard Biology Textbook (SCERT-2004) , to map the extent and depth of its STS integration. Utilizing a validated 0–3 scale rubric, the research assessed the presence, nature, and depth of Science (S), Technology (T), and Society (S) components and its integration. Key findings indicate a strong but inconsistent integration: the…
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